Major Sewage Spill in Hendersonville
By Marge | Published 2025-12-18T14:58:27.047+00:00
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Hendersonville -- December 18, 2025: City officials are monitoring water quality in the French Broad River Basin this week after a contractor error led to the discharge of over 100,000 gallons of untreated wastewater into local waterways.
The incident began on the evening of Tuesday, December 16, near 310 Williams Street. According to city reports, a contractor working on sewer system improvements inadvertently damaged a section of the infrastructure. The breach went undetected for several hours, continuing through the night until city staff were alerted at 6:28 a.m. on Wednesday.Rapid Response to a Massive DischargeOnce notified, Hendersonville utility crews moved quickly to contain the damage. The spill was successfully halted