Reclaiming Public Assets
Reclaiming Public Assets: From Private to Public Ownership of Waterworks documents six case studies of cities that have either purchased waterworks from a private company or are currently pursuing a buyout. From Lexington, KY to Peoria, IL, strong evidence suggests that water utilities should be kept in the public trust and not treated as a commodity by private investors.
- Published:
- 2002
- Number of Pages:
- 15
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- This report was originally produced by the Water for All Campaign of Public Citizen’s Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program. In November 2005, this campaign moved to Food & Water Watch, which is reproducing this report with Public Citizen’s permission.
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