Editing Asheville, North Carolina (section)

===Public services and utilities===
The residents of Asheville are served by the Buncombe County Public Libraries, consisting of 11 branches located throughout the county; the headquarters and central library, [[Pack Memorial Library]], is located in downtown Asheville.<ref>{{cite web |title=Libraries - Branch Locations |url=https://www.buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/Library/Locations.aspx |publisher=Buncombe County |access-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329150326/https://www.buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/Library/Locations.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> The system includes a law library in the [[Buncombe County Courthouse]] and a genealogy and local history department located in the central library.

Drinking water in Asheville is provided by the Asheville water department. The water system consists of three water treatment plants, more than {{convert|1600|mi}} of water lines, 30 pumping stations and 27 storage reservoirs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Water Production |url=http://www.ashevillenc.gov/Departments/Water/WaterProduction.aspx |publisher=City of Asheville, NC |access-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323113444/http://www.ashevillenc.gov/Departments/Water/WaterProduction.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[sanitary sewer|Sewer]] services are provided by the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, power provided by [[Duke Energy]], and natural gas is provided by [[PSNC Energy]].

Asheville offers public transit through the ART ([[Asheville Rides Transit]]) bus service that operates across the city and to the town of [[Black Mountain, North Carolina|Black Mountain]]. Routes originate from a central station located at 49 Coxe Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asheville Transit |url=http://www.ashevillenc.gov/Departments/Transit.aspx |publisher=City of Asheville |access-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-date=March 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331011849/http://www.ashevillenc.gov/Departments/Transit.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>