2/14/25
ASHEVILLE – The Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County issued a notice about a wastewater discharge on Thursday.
After days of heavy rain in western North Carolina, 3,500 gallons of untreated sewage was discharged on Old River Road. The area had received about 3 inches of rain in three days.
The sewage spilled into the French Broad River, according to the notice.