Al Jazeera America recently published an article on private water and wastewater operations in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, that ignores important, well-documented facts. Although it is not unusual for activist groups like Food & Water Watch or Corporate Accountability International to present biased, partial stories, it is truly unfortunate when journalists join in the effort. Here are […]

J. Troy Johnston and Tray Hairston, attorneys with expertise in public finance and economic development, examine national and local solutions to address the nation’s water infrastructure challenges, including the Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (“WIFIA”) and the involvement of private water companies. Below are key takeaways Truth from the Tap wants you to read: […]

INVESTOR-OWNED WATER UTILITIES New monthly data from the California State Water Resources Control Board finds that twenty-nine investor-owned water utility districts were at or above the statewide water conservation rate of 28.9 percent in May 2015. CALIFORNIA WATER ASSOCIATION’S  STATEMENT “The data shows how much water IOUs are committed to helping their customers conserve and […]

The Philadelphia City Paper recently published an article about a letter sent to Mayor Michael Nutter from activist groups including Food & Water Watch and Corporate Accountability International. The letter pressures city officials to avoid even just considering private water options to address the city’s water and wastewater needs. Truth from the Tap not only […]

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business recently endorsed public-private partnerships as a solution to the challenges facing America’s aging water systems. Here are the top three takeaways Truth from the Tap wants you to know on P3s from the Knowledge@Wharton team: Continued investment is needed to meet local water needs. Wharton cites an […]

In laying out his vision on climate change, Pope Francis said something we very much agree with: access to safe drinkable water is a basic and universal human right, since it is essential to human survival and, as such, is a condition for the exercise of other human rights. For this very reason communities across […]

In an op-ed today in California’s Press-Enterprise, President Michael Deane from the National Association of Water Companies discusses the California water drought and the urgent need to update the state’s aging water infrastructure. He applauds those who support proposals to leverage private sector capital to meet these funding challenges, including the California Chamber of Commerce and […]

In the run-up to the 2015 World Water Forum, the Transnational Institute, along with four other organizations, released a report titled “Our public water future: The global experience with remunicipalization.” The authors claim their report details the “growing waves of cities and communities worldwide” that are choosing to remunicipalize their water systems. However, the report manipulates […]

In the run-up to the 2015 World Water Forum, the Transnational Institute, along with four other organizations, released a report titled “Our public water future: The global experience with remunicipalization.” The authors claim their report details the “growing waves of cities and communities worldwide” that are choosing to remunicipalize their water systems. However, the report manipulates […]

In the run-up to the 2015 World Water Forum, the Transnational Institute, along with four other organizations, released a report titled “Our public water future: The global experience with remunicipalization.” The authors claim their report details the “growing waves of cities and communities worldwide” that are choosing to remunicipalize their water systems. However, the report […]