Last week, NAWC Executive Director Michael Deane responded to Corporate Accountability International’s misleading op-ed in The Hill that tried to raise fear about private sector involvement in rebuilding our nation’s water infrastructure. In his response, Deane called the group’s attempt to turn the infrastructure debate into a public vs. private battle “dangerously shortsighted.” Read Michael Deane’s full piece below: […]

Check out the latest video from Truth from the Tap that shines a light on the network of anti-private activists, like Food & Water Watch, who try to block communities from making informed decisions about their water.  Truth from the Tap was launched to help communities separate fact from activist fiction about the benefits of […]

Proponents of local government using their power of eminent domain to take over local water systems from utility companies always seem to want to mask their true intentions behind benign rhetoric. They say they’re, “just doing a study about how the community can reduce water rates.” After all, who could object to learning if there […]

The folks at Corporate Accountability International (CAI) are trying to raise money based on unsubstantiated claims of a vast private water conspiracy. In a fundraising solicitation yesterday, CAI referred to a letter sent by the private water industry to President-Elect Trump, “welcoming him with open arms.” But, of course, the group didn’t provide its fundraising […]

Last week, Food & Water Watch posted a blog that caught our eye. While it is not uncommon for the group to circulate fundraising pleas, this solicitation focused squarely on the claim that because FWW doesn’t take corporate money the group is independent from the influence of donors. As executive director Wenonah Hauter wrote: “One […]

In laying out its anti-private water agenda, Food & Water Watch (FWW) used to feature Atlanta as a key case study. In fact, it seemed the group couldn’t talk water without mentioning Atlanta, utilizing the city as an example in five of its major reports and in various blog posts and handouts.[i] Now the Atlanta […]

Two recent articles focused on the enormous amount of investment needed to address the nation’s crumbling water infrastructure. In the first piece, The Harvard Political Review examined the country’s water infrastructure and found major gaps in the much-needed funding of repairs and updates to water systems. In a Huffington Post op-ed, Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro […]

As private water professionals across the U.S. continue to make critical investments to close our country’s water infrastructure funding gap, we like to ensure that we are providing the most accurate and up-to-date information available to the public and the communities served by private water companies. As a result, Truth from the Tap has compiled […]