The boil water advisory for city residents has been lifted after Tropical Storm Helene damaged the city's distribution system a month and a half ago.

The town of Black Mountain, North Carolina, also lifted its boil water notice Monday afternoon for all town customers.More information can be found here.Sign up for our NewslettersUPDATE - 1 p.m.: The city of Asheville released this information about the lifting of its boil water notice: "The City of Asheville Water Resources Department is officially lifting the Boil Water Notice first issued after Hurricane Helene.

Asheville lifted its boil water notice this morning, city spokesperson Clay Chandler shared this morning at a press briefing. The notice was lifted after the city’s water department tested 120 samples over the weekend. Turbidity is under 15 and the city expects it to remain low enough to process and meet demand.

The advisory had been in effect since Hurricane Helene hit the area in late September. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — During a community briefing Sunday, Asheville Water Resources Department spokesperson Clay Chandler announced that the boil water advisory has been lifted.

It has taken more than seven weeks, but the City of Asheville has lifted the boil water advisory put in place after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina.

Asheville water customers can safely consume tap water again,” Asheville City Council member Sage Turner posted on Instagram and Facebook.

The water in Asheville is officially safe again. Buncombe County Government officials confirmed the boil water advisory in Asheville has been lifted 53 days after Hurricane Helene. Asheville Water Resources Public Information Officer Clay Chandler stated in an update briefing Monday morning that the advisory has been lifted following a sample process that occurred over the weekend.