AMERICAS WATER NEWS IN BRIEF
- From: Vol 11, Issue 1 (January 2010)
- Category: Brief
- Region: Americas
- Country:
- Related Companies: American Water, Aqua America, Goldman Sachs, HaloSource, JP Morgan, Miya, Prime Partners Asia Merchant Capital of Singapore, Roper Industries, Sabesp, Veolia Water Solution & Technologies and Whittier Filtration
* The City of Evansville, Indiana, has voted to end private sector participation in the management of its water and wastewater facilities with effect from March 2010.
The reversion will end American Water and EMC’s existing contracts, whilst enabling the city to save $14 million over the next five years. “Private management has not fulfilled expectations nor provided the necessary level of industry expertise,” according to Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel.
* Meanwhile, the mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania has proposed selling the city’s water assets to a private ...
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