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• Water and Wastewater Privatization Update
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
  Harris Kenny
  May 6, 2013
• Emanuel Administration Embracing Private Sector Competition in Chicago
  New $7 billion infrastructure trust developing alongside initiatives in recycling, water and elsewhere
  Harris Kenny
  May 15, 2012
• The Eternal Return of Overpopulation
  Getting the cause of high fertility backwards.
  Ronald Bailey
  October 19, 2010
• Proposed City Water Grab Draining Scottsdale Tax Dollars
  Unnecessary move bad for taxpayers
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 15, 2010
• Policymakers Turn to Privatization Amid Prolonged Government Fiscal Crises
  Privatization, public-private partnerships increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 6, 2009
• Scottsdale Water Condemnation Proposal Leaves a Bad Taste
  Exercising eminent domain to take over private water utility is fiscally irresponsible, violates private property rights
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 30, 2008
• Reviewing Blue Covenant
  Giving governments more control of water isn't the answer
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  April 3, 2008
• "Clean Water Restoration Act" Would Expand Federal Powers
  Over 100 Conservationists, Seniors Advocates, Farm Bureaus, Civil Rights Leaders, Cattlemen, and Taxpayer Action Groups Detail Potential for Abuse
  Adrian Moore
  October 7, 2007
• California's Looming Water Crisis
  State needs peripheral canal sending Sacramento water to Southern California
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  July 26, 2007
• Getting Clean Water to the Rest of the World
  Public-private partnerships can play vital role
  Geoffrey Segal
  March 31, 2006
• More than 25,000 Private Drinking Water Systems in US
  Why would Mass. want to ban water privatization?
  Geoffrey Segal
  October 28, 2005
• Clean Water Act's Ever-Expanding Reach
  Michigan landowner takes government's water grab to Supreme Court
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 27, 2005
• Stockton: Don't Water Down Efficiency, Productivity
  Contract enhances environmental control, authority
  Geoffrey Segal
  December 12, 2003
• Why Water Privatization Adds Up
  1 in 6 Americans gets drinking water from privately owned systems
  Adrian Moore
  November 21, 2003
• Stockton: Privatize or Pay Higher Water Rates
  Outsourcing would save $175 million
  Geoffrey Segal
  February 25, 2003
• Atlanta: Pulling the Plug on Water Deal a Mistake
  City's mistake will haunt taxpayers
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 28, 2003
• What Can We Learn From Atlanta's Water Privatization
  Lost in debate: City saving $21 million per year
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 21, 2003
• Utilities Takeover by Cities a Mistake
  Lower bills, increased revenue is a mirage
  Adrian Moore
  January 14, 2003
• Politics As Usual Blocks Water Deal
  Farmers, environmentalists can find common ground
  Michael De Alessi
  December 11, 2002
• Far From Perfect Deal for San Diego
  California water rights need to be better defined
  Michael De Alessi
  November 18, 2002
• Resolving Environmental Issues While Improving Water Rights
  Peformance measures needed
  Adrian Moore
  October 1, 2002
• The Facts about Wastewater, Stormwater, and Water Contract Management in the City of Stockton
  Myths and facts about water privatization
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 1, 1999

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