Edwards: Asheville should reprioritize water spending, quickly adopt committee recommendations

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today sent a letter to Asheville City Council members regarding the City of Asheville’s water outage that affected tens of thousands of residents in December 2022.

In the letter, Edwards urged council members to prioritize and adopt the recent Independent Review Committee’s recommendations, and called for quarterly public updates until the recommendations are met, then semi-annually afterward.

“There are fewer priorities that should rank higher for a local government than the ability to provide citizens with the most basic resource: safe and reliable water. As financial resources are limited, I urge Asheville city council members to reprioritize their spending to quickly adopt the IRC’s recommendations,” Edwards said. “My office stands ready to assist the City of Asheville in any way possible to bring forth a reliable and resilient water system for our district’s residents.”

The letter can be viewed here.