METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
About MSD, City of Asheville & Buncombe County (continued) About MSD (continued) Buncombe County is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. The District is comprised of the following political subdivisions located within Buncombe County: City of Asheville County of Buncombe Town of Biltmore Forest Town of Black Mountain Town of Montreat Town of Weaverville Town of Woodfin Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District Beaverdam Water & Sewer District
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The District Board consists of fourteen (14) appointed members. Three (3) from the County of Buncombe, three (3) from the City of Asheville, and one (1) each from the Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District, and the Towns of Biltmore Forest, Black Mountain, Montreat, Woodfin, and Weaverville. With the acquisition of the Cane Creek Water & Sewer District in northern Henderson County effective July 1, 2020, the District increased by two (2) the number of appointed members that are representing Henderson County. Under the North Carolina Metropolitan Sewerage Districts Act, the District is authorized, among other things, to: (a) acquire, lease, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend, enlarge, equip, repair, maintain, and operate any sewerage system or part thereof (including facilities for the generation and transmission of electric power and energy) within or without the District; (b) to issue revenue bonds to pay the costs of any of the foregoing; and (c) to fix and revise from time to time and collect rents, rates, fees and other charges for the use of or the services and facilities furnished by any sewerage system.
FY2023-2024 BUDGET DOCUMENT
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