Happening Now

 

The IRC Report included an overview of the water outage incident, an overview of the water production and distrubution system, a hydraulic modeling report and a total of 37 recommendations

  • 10 - Water System/Operations
  • 11- Communication
  • 16 - Emergency Response

Staff has created a  matrix document with the city response to each of the recommendations including timelines.

Committee Members:

 

NameRole
John McLaughlinWater Subject Matter Expert
Ted TyreeWater Subject Matter Expert
Michael HolcombeWater Subject Matter Expert
Mike McGillCommunication Subject Matter Expert
Rob BrisleyCommunication Subject Matter Expert
Dennis FagnantEmergency Management Subject Matter Expert
Michele AshleyResidential Water Customer
Kim "Dirt" MurphyResidential Water Customer
Carolyn RoyBusiness Water Customer

 

At the January 10th meeting Asheville City Council voted to create a multidisciplinary team to review the water outage. The kickoff meeting for the committee took place on February 20, 2023.  The goals of this meeting were  to 1) introduce members 2) develop a shared understanding of the timeline, outcomes, and impact of the water outage 3) create subcommittees 4) develop a meeting schedule and action items.

 

The following subcommittees were created:

 

  • Water System 

    • Treatment Operations

    • Transmission and distribution

  • Emergency Response

  • Communications

    • Internal 

    • External

 

Subcommittees are meeting, conducting interviews and analyzing information to develop an understanding of the events and to make recommendations for improvements in the specifically identified areas.

 
DateEvent
January 10City Council Vote to create independent review comittee
February 20Comittee Kickoff Meeting
February - MayComittee and subcomittee meeting scheduled as required to complete the review
March 1Roles and Responsibilities Meeting
March 21Committee Check in Meeting
March 28Update to City Council
April 25Update to City Council
May 1Committee Check in Meeting
May 15Committee Check in Meeting
June 1Committee Check in Meeting
June 13

Final report to City Council

-Presentation

-Report

Aug 22

City Council Work Sessions - Response to Recommendations

-Presentation

-Recommendations Matrix Document

Updated: 9/8/23