United Water: A Corporate Profile
United Water provides services to more than 7 million people nationwide, making it the second-largest private water service company in the United States. The company, founded in 1869, owns and operates 25 regulated utilities and manages 145 municipal systems through public-private partnerships and contract agreements. This includes two of the nation’s largest water and wastewater contracts. The value of United Water, a subsidiary of French water company Suez, registered at more than $10 billion in 2007. Suez water facilities reportedly treat the water of more than one billion people worldwide and supply 68 million people with drinking water.
Fact Sheets
- Protecting America’s Waters: Clean and Safe Water Needs a Trust Fund
- Questions & Answers: A Cost Comparison of Public and Private Water Utility Operation
- The Top Five Reasons to Keep New Mexico’s Water in Public Hands
- The Top Five Reasons to Keep Tennessee’s Water in Public Hands
- The Top Five Reasons to Keep California’s Water in Public Hands
Reports
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