Charlotte Water needed to build a new clean-water plant to serve one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States.
Two older plants will be decommissioned to make room for a state-of-the-art facility that will treat water from Charlotte and two neighboring North Carolina communities. The utility purchased 90 acres of land on the Catawba River for the Stowe Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility.Ground has been broken for the Stowe facility, which when completed in mid-2026 will treat up to 25 mgd. To introduce this project to the community and keep residents up to date, the utility created a website that
