Water is a valuable public asset which should be available to all, not sold to the highest bidder to exploit for profits.
STOP BIG WATER
Pennsylvania water and wastewater ratepayers are seeing skyrocketing costs when their local water or sewer utility is sold to a large for-profit, investor-owned utility. i.e - Big Water.
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These sales are driven by MONEY. Profits for the purchasing utility and a large sum of money for local politicians. The ratepayer is left to pay the bill.
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BIG WATER
Large, for-profit, investor-owned water and sewer utilities = Big Water. They are gobbling up non-profit municipal systems to grow their profits. These sales are driven by purely by MONEY. The ratepayer usually has no say in the deal, but is stuck with large rate increases to pay for Big Water's increased costs and profits.
This Must Be Stopped
THE DECK IS STACKED AGAINST US
Opposing water and wastewater privatization is difficult. Big Water always enters with the upper hand.
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To avoid an unwanted takeover and the skyrocketing costs that go with it, ratepayers need to get involved and act fast.
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So, What Should You Do?
If your system is sold, somebody is going to pay substantially increased costs via their water or sewer rates.
Our data show that an OBJECTIVE evaluation of
the costs and benefits of a municipal utility sale will show
that the costs will outweigh any benefits.
This should be the main focus of any opposition.
Do not accept what the buyer and seller are telling you at face value.
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