Privately owned utilities are found to be less vulnerable to [water quality] violations than government ownership. In particular, large private firms are associated with lower likelihood of violation.

I have been troubled by the flood of misinformation from FWW… I find that FWW is a group that is unencumbered by the truth.

Investor-owned and municipal-owned water purveyors are neither better nor worse than each other, they’re just different and there’s a place for both. Each has its own benefits and each has its own costs.

To any resident who’s looking at how to vote on this sale referendum, I would strongly encourage them to think about the system, how long it’s been in public hands, and where it’s ended up…Selling to a privately, qualified operator who does this all the time, who has vast resources that they can devote to your system is long-term going to be a much safer bet.

EPA records show that investor-owned utilities have a near-perfect record when it comes to avoiding health-related violations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.