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Have A Thriving Garden With Less Water

Hi, everyone!

The Mecklenburg County Master Gardeners have been invited by Charlotte Water to provide a short series of blog posts to explore ‘Xeriscaping’ in our gardens and discover which plants are more drought tolerant for the upcoming heat of summer.

(additional articles: Drought Tolerant Flowers and Grasses, Drought Tolerant Shrubs and Perennials, and Top 10 Ways to Conserve Water In Your Garden)

We will provide you with the necessary tools to become a savvy gardener whose landscape will not just survive but thrive during periods of drought.

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Disinfection Byproducts

This is part of our series where we are taking a closer look at the 2015 Water Quality Report.

Today we are talking about disinfection byproducts (DBP) and how they are formed. There are many types of DBP including TTHM (trihalomethane), HAA5 (haloacetic acid), bromate and chlorite.  In all there are 9 types of DBP and 5 are regulated by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through rules prescribed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Total Organic Carbon

Total Organic Carbon (“TOC”)is a term used to describe the nonspecific measurement of organic (carbon-based) contaminants in a water system.

Organics can come from a variety of sources, since “organics” are compounds such as sugar, sucrose, alcohol, petroleum, PVC cement, plastic based derivatives, etc.

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What is Turbidity

This is part of a series of articles we are posting to dive deeper into the 2015 Water Quality Report.

The goal is to help everyone understand how our staff test and confirm whether your water is clean and safe.

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