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hands of a utility technician wearing blue gloves uses a red and grey hand pump to pump a water out of a green monitoring station into an attached red test tube; the monitoring station is a green rectangular box on a green metal pipe standing in the middle of a grassy area

What is Turbidity?

Turbidity is a key water quality measurement taken at our treatment plants, fire hydrants and sampling stations throughout the 4,300 miles of drinking water pipes. Turbidity is the measure of…

Stocking Lake Norman with Sterile Grass Carp to Combat the Invasion of Non-Native Hydrilla

On April 16th, approximately 4,000 sterile grass carp were released from Ramsey Creek Park to control the growth of hydrilla on Lake Norman. The total number of the grass carp…

Preventing frozen pipes and what to do if you experience frozen pipes

Taking extra steps to prevent frozen pipes is important in our area, especially if temperatures stay below freezing (32 degrees F) in the day after an overnight freeze. Here are…

Quick Hurricane Preparedness Tips from Charlotte Water

Your water treatment and wastewater treatment plants are equipped with generators capable of maintaining operations during extended power outages. The drinking water distribution system has a robust back-up system to…

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