Your Water is Owned by Who?

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The Environmental Protection Agency tracks 147,354 individual water systems in the U.S.
– 81% of those systems are publicly run
– 17% are private
– 2% are public-private partnerships

The average annual water bill for households using 60,000 gallons of water a year is $329.06. Privately controlled water systems charge customers an average of $500.96, a 59% increase over the average bill for publicly run water systems, $315.56.