Sprinklers running at a local luxury hotel upset some observers as the city of Asheville (and beyond) are without municipal water service close to two weeks after Hurricane Helene.
Posts circulating on social media showed the sprinklers on the Omni Grove Park Inn golf course running on Tuesday.
The golf course is using non-potable water from the property’s on-site ponds to water the greens, according to an email to BPR from Grove Park Director of Marketing and Communications Isabel Miller.
“The water is never sourced from the city supply, allowing us to maintain the greens as needed without impacting local water resources,” Miller said.
Like much of the area, the hotel remains without running water, Miller said.
The golf course maintenance team manages the depressurization of the water system to reduce sediment and have a smooth restoration process, she said.