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Water Profile for Charlotte NC?

Bootlegbrewer

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Anyone out there have it? Something tells me we must have other Charlotte brewers out there.
 
I live in Cornelius, got this from an engineer at the water company.  I don't do a lot when I brew, just charcoal filter for chlorine and balance for style, mostly gypsum.  I also have some other notes from the guys near the city if you want. 

Analysis for Lake Norman:
Property Nominal Raw Water
Specific Conductivity 65 micro ohms/cm
Temperature, degrees. F 46 to 89
Silica (as SiO2), reactive 4.2 to 8.8 mg/l
Turbidity, NTU 0.5 to 5.3
Alkalinity, CaCO3 15 ppm
TDS 50 mg/l
Chloride (as C1) 3 to 12 mg/l
Free Chlorine 0.5-2.0 ppm
Sulfate (as SO4) 3.3 to 16 mg/l
Sodium (as Na+) 4.6 to 8.1 mg/l
TOC 2 ppm
Calcium (as Ca ++) 1.9 to 5.4 mg/l
Magnesium (as Mg ++) 1.2 to 2.7 mg/l
Aluminum 0.05 to 0.15 mg/l
pH 6.0 to 7.0



Calcium (as Ca ++) 1.9 to 5.4 mg/l
Magnesium (as Mg ++) 1.2 to 2.7 mg/l
Chloride (as C1-) 3 to 12 mg/l
Sulfate (as SO4 --) 3.3 to 16 mg/l
Sodium (as Na+) 4.6 to 8.1 mg/l
 
I was able to get this information from the city of Charlotte website.

Calcium = 8.10 ppm*
Magnesium = 1.900 ppm*
Alkalinity as CaCO3 = 22.7 ppm*
Sulfate = 9.5 ppm*
Chloride =  8.4 ppm*
Sodium = 4.30 ppm*
pH = 8.7

http://charlottenc.gov/Water/Pages/HomeBrewing.aspx
 
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