Charlotte Water Interbasin Transfer Certificate

Charlotte Water, formerly named Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities (CMUD), submitted a Notice of Intent to request a modification of its 2002 IBT Certificate to the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission on Feb. 22, 2024.

Charlotte Water currently has an Interbasin Transfer Certificate allowing for water transfer of 33 million gallons per day on a maximum day basis. The transfer is based on water withdrawals from Lake Norman and Mountain Island Lake in the source basin, which is the Catawba River Basin. The transfer of the water to the receiving basin, the Rocky River Basin, is via consumptive use in eastern Mecklenburg County and existing discharges at Mallard Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County's (WSACC) Rocky River Regional (RRR) WWTP.

More details about the modification request and about the 2022 IBT Certificate can be found below.

Public notice

Charlotte Water, formerly named Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities (CMUD), submitted a notice of intent to request a modification of its 2002 IBT Certificate to the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission on Feb. 22, 2024. Charlotte Water is holding a series of public meetings related to its requested IBT certificate modification. They initially announced a series of public meetings in May and June 2024 (Notice (pdf), and issued a notice of rescheduled and additional meetings (pdf). Additional meetings have been scheduled for July 15 in Morganton and for July 29 in Rock Hill, South Carolina (Notice).

Charlotte Water 2024 IBT Modification Notice of Intent

2024 IBT Modification Proposal

Overview

The greater Charlotte region has seen a high growth rate over the past decade, which is expected to continue. Charlotte Water is committed to ensuring the community it serves has a reliable water supply that maintains pace with this development and that meets the region’s water demands into the future. To keep up with this demand, Charlotte Water submitted a Notice of Intent to request a modification of the 2002 IBT Certificate to the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission on Feb. 22, 2024.

Charlotte Water will be requesting an increase to its currently authorized amount of interbasin transfer to meet the region’s growing needs through the 30-year planning period required by the State of North Carolina statute. In close coordination with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Charlotte Water will prepare and submit to NCDEQ an environmental impact statement (EIS) document that describes the purpose and need for the IBT Modification, discusses alternatives to meet the purpose and need, and details any potential impacts on the natural and human environment.

Charlotte Water 2002 Interbasin Transfer Certificate

Overview

Charlotte Water's 2002 Interbasin Transfer Certificate allows for water transfer of 33 million gallons per day on a maximum day basis from Lake Norman and Mountain Island Lake in the Catawba River Basin (source basin) to the Rocky River Basin (receiving basin) via consumptive use in eastern Mecklenburg County, and existing discharges at Mallard Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County's (WSACC) Rocky River Regional (RRR) WWTP.

Charlotte Water 2002 Interbasin Transfer Certificate information

Documents and Reports

To access the Interbasin Transfer certificate, the settlement agreement and requirements related to the certificate, click on the buttons below.

Settlement agreement

NC/SC Catawba River Basin Settlement Agreement (pdf)

Certificate

The CMUD IBT Certification for a 33 mgd was approved at the Environmental Management Commission's March 14, 2002 meeting with conditions. 

Certificate (pdf)

Requirements

CMUD Compliance and Monitoring Plan

CMUD Drought Management Plan

 

Annual Reports, 2013 Goose Creek Modification and Background Documents

Tab/Accordion Items

  1. 2023 Annual Report (pdf)
  2. 2022 Annual Report (pdf)
  3. 2021 Annual Report (pdf)
  4. 2020 Annual Report (pdf)
  5. 2019 Annual Report (pdf)
  6. 2018 Annual Report (pdf)
  7. 2017 Annual Report (pdf)
  8. 2016 Annual Report (pdf)
  9. 2015 Annual Report (pdf)
  10. 2014 Annual Report (pdf)
  11. 2013 Annual Report (pdf)
  12. 2012 Annual Report (pdf)
  13. 2011 Annual Report (pdf)
  14. 2010 Annual Report (pdf)
  15. 2009 Annual Report (pdf)
  16. 2008 Annual Report (pdf)
  17. 2007 Annual Report (pdf)
  18. 2005 Annual Report (pdf)
  19. 2004 Annual Report (pdf)
  20. 2003 Annual Report (pdf)
  21. 2002 Annual Report (pdf)

  1. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Proposed Increase in Interbasin Transfer Hearing Officer's Report (February 2002) (pdf 1.7MB) (Staff Summary (pdf))
  2. Staff Summary (pdf 1.7MB)
  3. Applicant's Petition (pdf 1.6MB)
  4. Notice for Public Comment on the EA/FONSI -- Comment Deadline is October 7, 2001 (pdf)
  5. Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 8/20/2001 (pdf)
  6. Environmental Assessment (EA) (pdf 691KB)
  7. EA Appendix A & B (pdf)
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