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AAA Rating From Fitch Group

On Wednesday, August 3, 2017, Fitch Group affirmed Charlotte Water’s Bond Rating at AAA with a Stable Outlook. This reinforces the City’s ongoing commitment to providing high quality water and wastewater services at affordable rates.

vintage photo of water treatment plants from years ago featuring large 1 story building, several fenced in sediment ponds, and 2 water towers, one tall an cylindrical and the other squat and round

What’s So Cool About the Vest Water Treatment Plant?

Charlotte is not known for its historic buildings. 

It’s been said by many that Charlotte bulldozes its history, but that is not always the case. One of our very own buildings, the Vest Water Treatment Plant (Vest), has been considered a historic landmark by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. This 1920’s architectural style building has been a landmark on Beatties Ford Road for almost a century! It’s also been an anchor for growth.

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