Charlotte Water
Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Population reference
1,163,701 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS NC0160010)
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Rate structure
- Increasing-block residential water usage: FY27 tiers are $2.11/Ccf for 1-4, $2.73 for 5-8, $6.30 for 9-16, and $11.93 over 16 Ccf, plus fixed and availability fees. Sewer is $6.88/Ccf up to 16 Ccf.
- Residential cost reference
- $80.35 per month for the average 7-Ccf customer before stormwater fees, according to Charlotte Water's current rate page; a 5,000-7,000-gallon customer should calculate exact tiers, fixed, availability, and stormwater charges.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Sewer is billed at $6.88 per Ccf of water used up to 16 Ccf, with fixed and availability fees; stormwater is separate.
- Meter reading
- Charlotte Water maintains more than 285,000 meters; the reviewed page did not identify one universal AMI vendor or transmission interval.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
57%
overview fields with research notes
North Carolina
44%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Partial public detail found
4 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
57%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Billing frequency
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- Charlotte Water public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (NC0160010) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID NC0160010.