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New Missouri Utility Valuation Reform Resource Available
Truth from the Tap has posted yet another case study that highlights a state’s successful utility valuation reform law, this one from the state of Missouri. The piece lays out the benefits of utility valuation reform, including providing a lifeline to troubled systems and giving communities and customers operational expertise, strong consumer protections and access to capital. The backgrounder also includes city-specific case studies […]
Powelson touts important role of regulated, private water companies
NAWC president and CEO Robert Powelson penned a letter to the editor of the Chicago Sun-Times in response to an editorial that missed the mark on the state of water infrastructure in Illinois. In his response, Powelson highlighted how focusing on water rates while ignoring water quality and reliability is shortsighted at best. Further, Powelson […]
One Million Calif. Residents Lack Access to Safe, Reliable Water 12 Years After State Law Recognizing Water as a Human Right
The California State Water Resources Control Board recently released an assessment showing that nearly one million Golden State residents lack access to safe and reliable water. Further, the five-year price tag to address the state’s massive infrastructure needs could top $16 billion. All of this bad news is against the backdrop of the fact that, […]
New Infrastructure Reliability Infographic Available in Toolkit
The Truth from the Tap toolkit includes two new resources. The first is an infrastructure reliability infographic that shows how investment from regulated, private water companies is helping address the nation’s infrastructure challenges under the tagline “Private Investment for the Public Good.” The 15 largest water companies in the United States collectively invested more than […]
New Indiana Utility Valuation Reform Resource Available
There’s a new case study to check out on the Truth from the Tap Utility Valuation Reform microsite. The new case study spotlights the many benefits communities in Indiana have seen under the state’s utility valuation reform measure with examples from the towns of Sheridan, Georgetown, Claypool and Charlestown.
Powelson Responds to Activist Misinformation about Pennsylvania’s Act 12
Recently, the Chester County Press ran a letter penned by an activist opposed to Pennsylvania’s utility valuation reform law, Act 12. When NAWC president and CEO Rob Powelson penned a response, the publication refused to print it. Unlike the Chester County Press, we believe it is crucial that Pennsylvanians have the whole truth – based […]
New Pennsylvania Resources Available in Truth from the Tap Toolkit
There are several exciting new Pennsylvania-focused resources in the Truth from the Tap toolkit that help tell the positive story of the Commonwealth’s regulated, private water companies, as well as push back against false claims made by activists opposed to the industry. The first is an infographic that highlights the tremendous positive economic impact of Pennsylvania’s water […]
Watch Out: Pants are on Fire with Misinformation About Water Companies
There continues to be a vocal minority dead set on spreading misinformation about Pennsylvania’s regulated, private water companies. From faulty rate comparisons to scare tactics about control and regulation – and everything in between – they seem to be throwing accusations into the water like pebbles to see which one causes the biggest ripple. The […]
Another Report Falls Short with Rate Comparisons – Yet Again
Experts have warned time and time again that water rate comparisons are dangerous and unwise. After all, blindly comparing what customers pay on their water bills ignores inherent cost differences between systems and whether customers are receiving safe water and reliable service for the money that they pay. We learn nothing from rate comparisons between […]
Op-Ed Presents Dangerous Narrative on Rate Increases
Like most states, Illinois faces massive and urgent water infrastructure needs. The state’s drinking water infrastructure earned a dismal D+ rating on the 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Illinois Report Card, while wastewater infrastructure received only a slightly better C- grade. Clearly the infrastructure needs are great in the state. The Environmental Protection […]