TFTT Report
NAWC Board President Calls for Action at Senate Hearing
Earlier this month, Epcor USA President and NAWC Executive Board President Joe Gysel testified in front of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. In his testimony, he highlighted the importance of investing in aging water infrastructure and noted how private water companies are uniquely situated to provide such investment. “The private water utility sector […]
Setting the Record Straight on Private Water and Flint
In a letter to the editor posted yesterday in The Hill, NAWC Executive Director Michael Deane criticized Corporate Accountability International and Food & Water Watch for their shameless use of the Flint water crisis in fundraising, calling it offensive to raise money off of the misfortunes of others. Deane also set the record straight that private water companies […]
Pew: “As Water Infrastructure Crumbles, Many Cities Seek Private Help”
A piece by Mindy Fetterman, “As Water Infrastructure Crumbles, Many Cities Seek Private Help,” posted at Pew Stateline and Governing, details the country’s enormous water infrastructure investment needs and how communities are turning to private water companies to help fill the investment gaps. A 2015 U.S. Conference of Mayors survey reinforced the point that communities are struggling with infrastructure […]
Michael Deane Calls Out Food & Water Watch on Atlantic City
In an op-ed posted today in the Press of Atlantic City, Michael Deane called out the combative rhetoric against private water companies being used by Food and Water Watch as Atlantic City considers options for its water utility as part of a conversation on the city’s long-term financial solvency. Deane urged a full and fair consideration of all options, including […]
Food & Water Watch Spins False Narrative on Flint
When Food & Water Watch released their latest flawed report comparing water rates across the country – a bogus practice that experts reject as misleading and unwise – we immediately took note of the chart listing the “Most Expensive Water Providers” in the United States. After all, FWW had found that Flint, Michigan – a […]
TFTT Calls Out Activist Groups’ Shameful Use Of Flint To Advance Agenda
What is happening in Flint is truly terrible. Our thoughts are with the families and children impacted by this disaster. The water contamination crisis will impact the community for decades and underscores how ensuring safe drinking water is serious, high-stakes work. As the crisis has unfolded, we’ve seen plenty of finger pointing over who is […]
Truth from the Tap Responds to The Guardian on Flint’s Water Crisis
In reading the article, “Flint crisis reminds us: profit motive has no place when it comes to necessities,” we were shocked by the egregious introduction of a red herring to draw the private sector into the Flint water crisis. To be clear, no private water company had anything to do with the water contamination crisis […]
Two Key Reasons to Dismiss Latest Food & Water Watch Report
Here they go again! Food & Water Watch has previously demonstrated it is a source that cannot be trusted, but “The State of Public Water in the United States” sets a new low. This latest report uses a wildly flawed analysis while completely ignoring important contexts. Here are the two key reasons to dismiss the […]
Every Day Private Water Serves 73 Million Americans
Did you know that every day in the United States – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year – 73 million American are served by private water companies?
Food & Water Watch Celebrates Ten Years of Deception on Private Water
In late 2015, Food & Water Watch turned 10 years old and celebrated with a blog post on the group’s “10 most important victories.” In the post, FWW touts its efforts to block communities from considering private water solutions, citing four examples of so-called “victories” against private water. Unfortunately, just as we have seen previously […]