Testing

White sign with blue paint smear is background for white font in both cursive and regular font, National Drinking Water Week with a white dotted line before, May 5 to 11, 2019

From the River to the Tap: Water Quality Testing

We go out in the field to find out how Charlotte Water ensures our water is safe – across Mecklenburg County.

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Smoke In The Water

On occasion we conduct smoke testing to detect failures and leaks within the wastewater collection system (sewer pipes) that allow rainwater, creek water and other storm water run-off to enter the system.

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Water Quality Report 2017

Each year Charlotte Water assembles the Water Quality Report (WQR) that summarizes the water testing results for the calendar year (2016). This report is required of all public water utilities, and Charlotte Water is pleased to announce another year where excellence in you water is being provided.

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Chlorine Smell In Your Water? That Is a Good Thing.

This is part of a series of articles we are posting this week 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 safe.

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