Water leaving Charlotte’s McDowell Creek facility meets high national standards before returning to the Catawba River. Charlotte Water processes 85 million gallons daily. For QC Water’s smaller batches, six additional purification steps are implemented before it’s brew time.

Water is filtered through activated carbon media to reduce both solids and organic contaminants. This treatment is commonly used for beverage ingredient water.

Membranes remove salt, organics, trace pollutants and remaining pathogens. This treatment, too, is used by premium water bottling companies.

Oxidants are produced on-site and on-demand, then transferred to the water being treated to kill pathogens and destroy trace pollutants.

UV light is used to disinfect and remove 99.9999% of viruses and pathogens from the water and irradiate other contaminants.

Water is filtered a second time through activated carbon media.

Water moves through rigorous testing to ensure it exceeds highest water quality standards for human consumption as set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Approved QC Water is delivered to brewers for the brewing process, including mashing, lautering, boiling, chilling, fermentation, testing and packaging for consumption.