Asheville residents were told Monday that the water is safe to drink again nearly two months after Hurricane Helene caused flooding and damaged the water system.

After 54 days without potable water, City of Asheville water customers once again can consume water directly from their taps. At the daily Helene briefing Monday, Asheville Water Resources Department spokesperson Clay Chandler announced that the city is lifting the boil water notice,

Asheville lifted its boil water notice this morning, city spokesperson Clay Chandler shared this morning at a press briefing. The notice was lifted after the city’s water department tested 120 samples over the weekend. Turbidity is under 15 and the city expects it to remain low enough to process and meet demand.

In the Herrstein/Rhaunen community, Niederwörresbach has been under the boil water notice since Thursday. Several more areas were added Sunday: Herborn, Veitsrodt, Oberwörresbach, Vollmersbach, Mörschied, Herrstein, Niederhosenbach, Oberhosenbach, Breitenthal, Hettenrodt, Mackenrodt, Kirschweiler and Weiden.

Asheville water customers can safely consume tap water again,” Asheville City Council member Sage Turner posted on Instagram and Facebook.

Rusk Rural Water Supply issued a boil water notice for Community Public Water Systems on Sunday due to a problem at the plant.

The city received the testing results from the North Texas Municipal Water District Friday afternoon, nearly two days after a dip in pressure at several

Asheville, North Carolina, residents now have safe drinking water after a boil notice was lifted Monday, more than seven weeks after Tropical Storm Helene struck on September 27.

It happened the other week on a narrow, crowded street near the Rialto Bridge in Venice, as I was en route to catch a water bus to the airport. My backpack was slung on my shoulders, my hands full, when I felt a nudge.