TFTT Report

When a natural disaster strikes, time is of the essence. Emergency workers must respond quickly, efficiently and effectively. The same goes for those providing life-sustaining services, like water and electricity. A deadly, 50,000-acre fire broke out in Kern County, California in June 2016, destroying 300 homes. Many of those impacted by the fire were California […]

  WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and Truth from the Tap™ released the findings of a national public opinion survey showing Americans believe the private sector should play a central role in delivering water and rebuilding U.S. water infrastructure. The survey results confirm that Americans recognize the serious challenges […]

This week in The Huffington Post, NAWC Executive Director Michael Deane laid out the facts about private water’s stellar record of providing high-quality drinking water to tens of millions of Americans across the country. A recent study found that private water utilities have significantly fewer violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act than the national […]

There is often confusion about what activists mean when they throw around the phrase “water privatization.” Truth from the Tap™ is committed to providing decision makers, the public and the media with accurate, no-spin information about private water professionals and how they serve America’s cities and towns. To help set the record straight, we’ve broken […]

The National Association of Water Companies’ Southeast Water Infrastructure Summit was held last week in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Summit addressed regional water challenges, bringing together state regulators, local government officials, engineers and executives from some of the region’s largest private water utilities. Speakers shared unique perspectives from the southeast region on how to provide […]

Before Truth from the Tap™ launched a little over a year ago, Food & Water Watch housed on its website a long list of “case studies” – 34 to be exact – that touted examples of how citizens had blocked private water options within their states and communities. For instance, Food & Water Watch pointed […]

A piece by Black & Veatch’s Gordon Heft highlights twelve benefits of water and wastewater public-private partnerships, including: Asset management implementation Capital improvement efficiencies Ability to retain ownership of the assets Retention of workforce Customizable PPP models Relief of financial stresses on cities Upfront capital Economic growth New revenue opportunities Ability to handle aging workforce […]

Check out the latest video from Truth from the Tap™ that highlights the important role private water companies play in delivering safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services to 73 million Americans.  

Activists often make a vague argument against private water solutions that centers on the notion of “local control.” They argue that private sector involvement in water delivery inherently strips control of the precious resource away from local communities. For starters, the claim that private water companies take over “control of water” is a scare tactic […]