water treatment facility

Hurricane Helene damaged drinking water, wastewater and septic systems across the mountains of North Carolina. The EPA is dedicating hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term, zero percent interest loans to the Tar Heel State to help rebuild.

*Editor's note: Mebane has since updated their water advisory. You can find the latest here.To preserve diminished water resources due to Chantal flood damage to the local treatment plant, Mebane non-essential businesses are temporarily closed. Residents are being told to use city water only for medical requirements, showers, restroom usage, and when bottled water is unavailable.

Residents may notice a slight tint to the water during the upgrades but this poses no health risks, according to city officials.

The City of Greensboro unveiled plans Monday to transform a former water treatment facility into a community destination. The site is in the eastern part…