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County staff say Charlotte Water’s request to transfer 33 million gallons a day raises regional concerns
Summary
Burke County staff briefed commissioners on a regional process responding to Charlotte Water’s formal request to increase interbasin transfers by 33 million gallons per day; the Western Piedmont COG has formed a committee and an environmental review is expected in spring 2026.
County analyst Hugh Sandode told Burke County commissioners that Charlotte Water has filed a formal notice seeking permission to increase its interbasin transfer to 33,000,000 gallons per day from the Catawba River Basin to the Yadkin‑Pee Dee Basin, a request county staff and regional partners say would roughly double Charlotte’s current allowance and approach the combined withdrawal of neighboring communities.
Sandode,…
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