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Charlotte Water: Award-Winning Utility

Charlotte Water is proud to be an award-winning utility. Below is a list of the awards we have won in recent years.

NACWA Peak Performance Awards
The Peak Performance Awards recognizes NACWA member agency facilities for excellence in permit compliance. The Platinum Award recognizes 100% compliance with permits over a consecutive five-year period.

McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
McDowell Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Mallard Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ashe & Oxford Glen Wastewater Treatment

NACWA Peak Performance  Platinum Award

  • McDowell Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2008-2011, and 2017-2021)
  • McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2012-2021)
  • Mallard Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2009-2012, 2020, 2021)
  • Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2020, 2021)
  • Oxford Glen Wastewater Treatment Plant (2021)

NACWA Peak Performance Gold Award

  • McDowell Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2002, 2 004-2007, and 2013-2016)
  • McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2002-2003, 2006 and 2008-2011)
  • Mallard Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2005-2008, 2014 and 2016-2018)
  • Irwin Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2002, 2009, 2012, 2017, and 2021)
  • Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2016-2018)
  • Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant (2021)

NACWA Peak Performance Silver Award

  • McDowell Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2000-2001, 2003 and 2012)
  • McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (1999-2001, 2004-2005 and 2007)
  • Mallard Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (2002, 2004, 2013 and 2015)
  • Irwin Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (1999, 2003-2004, 2008, 2010-2011, and 2014-2016, 2018)
  • Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (1999-2001, 2003-2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015)

Utility of the Future Today (2017 – 2020, 2022)
This program recognizes utilities that exhibit sustainability and resilience in the communities they serve.

NC One Water Disaster Preparedness Award (2022)

Charlotte Water Security & Preparedness Team

ACEC Engineering Excellence Award (2022)

  • Awarded to the Irwin Creek Tributaries Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project
ACEC Engineering Excellence Award

Partnership for Safe Water Treatment Program (2018)
5-Year Directors Award (Phase III)
The Partnership’s award-winning utilities demonstrate an outstanding commitment to delivering superior quality drinking water to customers.  Utilities that subscribe to the Partnership are dedicated to providing high-quality water to customers, even beyond regulatory requirements.

  • Franklin Water Treatment Plant

NC AWWA-WEA Collection System of the Year (2018)

NC DENR Area-Wide Optimization Program (2018)

  • Franklin Water Treatment Plant
  • Vest Water Treatment Plant
  • Lee Dukes Water Treatment Plant