Hendersonville Celebrates Completion of French Broad River Intake and Water Treatment Facility Expansion
On February 13, 2026, Hendersonville held a 'First Sip' ceremony to mark the completion of the French Broad River Intake and Water Treatment Facility Filter Expansion. This project enhances water supply resilience for over 80,000 residents and businesses by providing an additional water source, improving drought resilience, and increasing capacity from 12 million gallons per day to 15 million gallons per day. Funded by water customers and backed by the NCDEQ, the project took ten years to complete, with construction starting in 2022.
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Hendersonville celebrated the completion of the French Broad River Intake and Water Treatment Facility Filter Expansion on February 13, 2026. This new facility provides an additional water source to enhance drought resilience for over 80,000 residents.
It was commissioned in December 2025 and aims to mitigate past water supply issues experienced during droughts. The project, funded by water utility bills and a low-interest loan from the NCDEQ, took ten years from design to completion. It includes two new gravity filters, increasing the facility's capacity from 12 million gallons per day to 15 million gallons per day.
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