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23 Firms Eyeing Indianapolis Superutility

October 6, 2009, 3:12pm

Leonard Gilroy

In big water privatization news, Indianapolis has received expressions of interest from nearly two dozen firms seeking to restructure the city's water and sewer systems into a massive, combined utility with a value that may top $3.5 billion.

Novato, CA Sanitary Board Privatizes Wastewater Treatment Plant

September 30, 2009, 5:50pm

Adam Summers

While privatization is often sought primarily to achieve cost savings, the Novato Sanitary deal illustrates other benefits of privatization. The arrangement will offer the district access to management expertise that might not be available in-house, and will transfer the risk of regulatory compliance from the district to the company.

Arizona Communities Preparing to Tap Private Sector for Major Water Project

August 13, 2009, 5:31pm

Leonard Gilroy

One of the more interesting recent projects on the water privatization front comes from central Arizona. Prescott and Prescott Valley are planning to tap the private sector to potentially finance, design, build and operate a $130 million water transmission project to enable these communities to accommodate future economic growth.

Efficient, Effective And Run Privately

August 7, 2009, 10:55am

Adrian Moore

The facts are that today, nearly 73 million Americans - one of every four people in this country - receive water service from a privately owned water utility or a municipal utility operating under a public-private partnership. Contracts for these partnerships average a 93% renewal rate. Furthermore, the private sector has consistently been at the forefront of the industry when it comes to capital investment in infrastructure and technology, management and innovation.

Annual Privatization Report 2009

Reason Foundation's 23rd annual report on privatization and outsourcing

August 6, 2009

Leonard Gilroy

With governments at all levels facing severe budget deficits and prolonged fiscal crises amid the national economic recession, privatization and public-private partnerships have become increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates, according to Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2009.

Policymakers Turn to Privatization Amid Prolonged Government Fiscal Crises

Privatization, public-private partnerships increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates

August 6, 2009

Leonard Gilroy

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