Chile Looks to End Privatization of Water
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet, is attempting topass a bill that would restore water as a purely public resource, replacing laws passed in 1981 that allow water privatization, theSantiago Timesreported. Activists say that water privatization is hurting some of Chile's poorest residents.
Rain storms and state intervention haverelieved pressure on 14 California communities that were at risk of running out of water,Reutersreported. However, rain over the past couple months has not been nearly enough to break the 3-year drought gripping the state.
Water prices in South Australia are the highest in the country, and residential water bills in the state increased more than 30 percent last year, according to a report by the Essential Services Commission,ABCreported. The state's water minister explained that the prices were higher than elsewhere because of higher treatment costs and fewer customers.
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