Facts About Waynesville

Incorporated 1871 

Population      9,972

Tax Rate           0.40

Square Miles      6.9

Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Budget    $26,278,270 

UTILITIES

Water
     Waynesville operates a water treatment plant, including an 8,400 acre watershed with a WS-1 restricted classification, certified bacteriological lab and a 50 acre lake.  The plant has a capacity of 8 million gallons per day and serves 17,000 customers. 

Sewer
     Waynesville operates a wastewater treatment plant with a 6 million gallon per day capacity with an average flow of 3.5 million gallons per day.  It uses a conventional primary treatment process with secondary biological processes.

Electricity
     Waynesville provides electric service to some areas inside the corporate limits.  Electric service is also provided to some customers by Progress Energy.

Gas
     Public Service Company of North Carolina provides natural gas service to some areas in Waynesville.  Propane is also available from local distributors.

CLIMATE

Temperature:  Annual average 54.1 degrees
                           Monthly average    -     January 37.5 degrees
                                                                   June      70.7 degrees

Rainfall:            47.5 inches (annual average)

Snowfall:          12.2 inches (annual average)

Elevation:          2,713 feet