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Privatization Of Public Water Services: The States' Role In Ensuring Public Accountability, Craig Anthony Arnold
Privatization Of Public Water Services: The States' Role In Ensuring Public Accountability, Craig Anthony Arnold
Pepperdine Law Review
The privatization of public water services in the United States has grown dramatically in recent years in response to political and ideological interest in privatizing public services, arguments about economic efficiencies, and the realities of overwhelming public costs related to water quality standards, infrastructure upgrade needs, and operational complexities. Many states have expressly enacted statutes authorizing municipalities to transfer services, operation and management, and even ownership of public water systems to private firms. This article systematically evaluates the status of water privatization in the U.S., the legal authority for privatization and its limits, and the most common and significant issues …