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    USACE continues Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina [Image 1 of 4]

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    USACE continues Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina

    NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    12.09.2024

    Photo by Patrick Moes 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District

    Steve Roscovius, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District residential engineer currently serving as the USACE Task Force water team leader in North Carolina, provides discusses the North Fork turbidity reduction system near Asheville, North Carolina, Dec. 9.

    USACE is working with the city of Asheville and Buncombe County to provide safe drinking water to the community by reducing the amount of turbidity, or sediment, within the reservoir.

    The Corps of Engineers is working in partnership with local, state and federal agencies, to include the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in response to the historic flooding from Hurricane Helene. Current efforts include removing debris from the cities of Asheville, Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, North Carolina; Buncombe, Polk and McDowell counties; as well as Lake Lure, North Carolina Arboretum and the Highlands Recreation Area in Macon County. In addition to removing debris, USACE is also working with the city of Asheville and Buncombe County to provide safe drinking water.

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    Date Taken: 12.09.2024
    Date Posted: 12.10.2024 09:01
    Photo ID: 8791489
    VIRIN: 241209-A-LI073-1017
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 7.7 MB
    Location: NORTH CAROLINA, US

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