Help Us deliver clean drinking water to our community

Water Access after Helène

As of October 13th, it will be an estimated 6-9 weeks until water is fully restored in Asheville!

  • Over 150,000 residents are currently without water.

  • Only one water treatment plant in Asheville is restored. It services only 20% of Asheville.

This is an EMERGENCY situation—sanitation is becoming a crisis.

  • Those with access to water are under a boil water advisory, meaning water can't be consumed or used to brush teeth.

  • Right now, 1.8 million people affected by Hurricane Helene are facing the same advisory.

If you are currently in need of drinking water for you, your business, or your community, please submit a request here.

Our Mission

We have 47 springs on our land with fresh, clean drinking water.

Our mission is to bring this fresh, clean water to thousands of people who desperately need it.

how we do it

Test the water weekly for E. Coli and other forms of bacteria to ensure the water is safe to drink and post the results here.

Fill our 275 gallon water holding tanks from our artesian well.

Coordinate our team of volunteers to deliver the tanks to our drop locations.

We have a system of volunteers with trucks and trailers who make this possible. Here’s their workflow:

  1. Upon arriving at Mandala Springs, they use a high pressure water pump to quickly transfer water from our full tanks into an empty tank on each volunteers’ trailer.

  2. They haul the full tanks to the distribution sites at donation centers and communities without water access.

  3. They place an empty water holding tank at the site.

  4. They pump water from the full tank in the trailer into the empty tank.

  5. They bring the pump and tank back to Mandala Springs for re-use.

  6. REPEAT over and over!

Early Accomplishments

Early on in our initiative, YOU helped us as we hauled water out gallon by gallon with an ATV.

  • Because we live in a remote area it took time for the road to be repaired.

  • An off-road ATV enabled us to travel overland, avoiding the damaged road.

  • We had trucks lined up on the other side of the river, taking water to all the major stations for distribution to those in need.

Your donations so far helped us purchase:

  • 2 or 3 generators

  • Fuel to power the generators

  • 5 gallon plastic jugs to transport water

  • An ATV with a tow option

  • Diesel fuel for our tractor to excavate the landslide keeping us from the main road

  • Satellite phone

Now, we are raising funds to acquire dedicated trailers and potable water tanks to distribute.

Thanks to your generous donations we have been able to get water to SO many people in need.

Please share with others who may also be looking for a direct way to make a difference.