We are grateful for the contribution and sacrifice of Veterans and their families everywhere. We have many Veterans who work for Charlotte Water, and their service is invaluable. This Veterans Day we are highlighting some of our staff members who have shared their insights, experiences, and perspectives they have gained from their service, and the... Continue Reading →
Charlotte Water Highlights Our History
Charlotte Water Adds Uplights to Our Historical Vest Water Tower in Collaboration with McCrorey Neighborhood Considered a hallmark of water facilities of the 20th century and lauded for ingenuity in function and design, the Vest Water Station symbolizes over 100 years of water and urban development history in Charlotte. In 1990, Vest Water Station received... Continue Reading →
Award-Winning Utility: Utility of the Future Today
We’re honored to be recognized by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) as a Utility of the Future Today! This is Charlotte Water’s fifth time receiving this recognition, and we are one of 34 utilities being recognized in 2022. This program recognizes utilities that exhibit sustainability and resilience in the communities they serve. Earlier this week,... Continue Reading →
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 allow water to flow from many locations, so water outages, even in major storm events are rare and often localized. Toilets will also continue to... Continue Reading →
Water Treatment Plants are Award Winning, Again!
Congratulations to staff from Vest, Franklin and Lee Dukes Water Treatment Plants for receiving the North Carolina Area Wide Optimization Program Certificate for 2017. The AWOP certificate was created in 2000 through a joint program between the EPA and states to help drinking water systems meet successively more stringent regulations and achieve higher levels of... Continue Reading →
Celebrating Environmental Excellence
Charlotte Water regulates the discharge of pollutants that enter into our municipal sewer system. We monitor 58 industrial partners who are required to obtain wastewater permits which contain limits based on the pollutants discharged from the facility. On Tuesday June 18th, 2018 Charlotte Water honored the facilities that complied with their permits and those who... Continue Reading →
From the River to the Tap: Field Investigation
Daren Thompson is a field investigator specialist, which means he works with residential customers to determine what’s causing unusually high bills.
From the River to the Tap: Billing
Before any water bill goes out, there is a long process involving a lot of people, all to make sure each bill is accurate and sent on time.
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