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Water Is for Everyone
Protect funding for our public, local water systems
Everyone deserves access to water
Tell your Senators: support our local water systems
Dear Romi,
Everyone has the right to clean, safe, affordable water. Whether you live in an
apartment in New York City or a farm in a small town in Iowa, you should be
able to rely on the water coming out of your tap.
But the Senate is considering a new law that could shift the balance of how our
water systems are funded across the country. Remind your Senators: everyone
deserves access to clean, affordable water!
Municipal water systems — from wastewater treatment facilities to the pipes
that bring water to your home — need repairs as they get older, and those
repairs can be expensive, especially for small and rural communities.
Historically, the federal government has helped local governments bridge those
gaps in funding. But this new bill would give funding only to large (usually
urban) water system projects, ignoring the needs of small and rural communities.
The new bill would also prioritize funding privatized water systems over public
ones. We have seen time and again that publicly managed water systems have
higher-quality service and lower rates than those managed by private companies,
yet this bill would get rid of restrictions on federal funding for privately
financed projects, and ultimately, it would create an incentive for local
governments to sell out their water systems to private companies.
Adding insult to injury, it would give higher priority to projects that support
the fracking industry. Where should our tax dollars be going? To bring clean,
safe water to all our communities? Or to make life easier for private water and
fracking companies?
If it passes, this bill would be a big step backward, putting private companies
ahead of ordinary citizens. Can you urge your Senators to reject these new
rules for funding water system projects?
Speak out to ensure safe, clean, affordable water for everyone:
http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=ZFF5Pod0HL2b7pvRbEr-0A
Thanks for taking action,
Jo Miles
Online Organizer
Food & Water Watch
act(at)fwwatch(dot)org
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