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Mill houses from the 1890s, subdivisions from the 2010s

The owners of Dover Yarn Mills developed much of the mill village between 1894 and the early 1900s. Park Avenue still has eighteen of those houses, which the county landmarks commission calls the finest surviving collection of early twentieth-century mill houses in Mecklenburg County. Homes that old have usually been replumbed more than once, so expect cast iron, galvanized steel and newer plastic in the same crawlspace.

The rest of town is much younger. The median year built is 1999 by Census estimates, with about one unit in five from the 1980s and close to half from 2000 on. Cardinal Woods was built around 1998 to 2004, and McCullough from about 2009 through the late 2010s. In houses that age the pipe itself is rarely the trouble. Aging water heaters, worn fixtures and irrigation backflow tests are the likelier reasons to call.

Backflow rules for businesses on NC 51 and around Carolina Place

Carolina Place opened in 1991 at NC 51 and I-485, and it anchors a large shopping district. Every commercial water connection in it falls under Charlotte Water's backflow ordinance. Commercial and industrial customers must install and maintain an assembly on each connection, and each assembly must be tested when it is installed and once a year after that by an approved tester.

The type of assembly depends on the hazard. The utility's guide lists medical and dental offices, car washes, dry cleaners, veterinary clinics and buildings with tenants among the uses that call for a reduced pressure (RP) assembly. Certified backflow testing from Alpha Drain is $199 for each assembly, with the report filed for you. Our 30-Day Compliance Guarantee means your test happens within 30 days. If an assembly does not pass, we also do backflow repair.

• Domestic water meters
• Irrigation meters
• Fire lines
• Swimming pool meters

Grease, restaurant drains and hydro jetting

Charlotte Water says it responds to more than 200 sewer spills a year caused by grease clogging pipes. Its Flow Free program asks food businesses to wipe pots and pans before washing, keep food waste out of the disposal and collect waste oil for recycling. Even with good habits, a film builds up inside a kitchen drain line over time.

A cable pokes a hole through that buildup. Hydro jetting washes the pipe wall with high-pressure water, which is why it suits kitchen lines and long runs under a parking lot. When a line keeps slowing down, a sewer camera inspection shows whether the cause is grease, a sag or a broken joint. Restaurant owners and property managers in Pineville can call at any hour, because a backed-up floor drain does not wait for Monday.

Two creeks, a treatment plant and your side of the pipe

Sugar Creek and Little Sugar Creek both drain through town toward the Catawba River, and McAlpine Creek, Charlotte Water's largest wastewater plant, is here as well. Gravity sewers tend to follow creeks, so large mains run through the low ground. North Carolina requires a backwater valve on buildings whose fixtures sit below the top of the first upstream manhole. Ask about one if you have a basement bathroom or a low lot.

The dividing line between public and private pipe is simple. The utility maintains the meter and the mains. Past the meter, the water line to the building is yours, and so is the sewer line out to the street right-of-way as a rule of thumb. A wet spot in the yard or a sudden jump in the bill points to your side, and leak detection finds the spot before anyone starts digging.

Pineville neighborhoods we serve

Downtown, Mill Village, Park Avenue, Cardinal Woods, McCullough, Huntley Glen, Bridlestone, Preston Park, Woodside Falls, Carolina Village, Chadwick Park, Miller Farm, Parkway Crossing, and the streets in between.

Pineville ZIP codes we serve: 28134.