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A 3 page research paper that looks specifically at the water system in Peoria, Illinois and how it has been deprivatized. However, the writer also discusses broader issues that affect the American water supply. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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and pipes," many of which are over a century old, to produce a situation that is quickly gaining crisis proportions (Lavelle, Kurlantzick and DAddio 22). It is anticipated that the
costs for having clean tap water will go up tremendously in coming years. In many cities, there has been public protest over the cost of water. Both Peoria and
Pekin, Illinois moved in 2002 to deprivatize their water systems due to this issue (Lavelle, Kurlantzick and DAddio 22). It was determined that the citizens of these Illinois cities could
expect the Illinois American Water Company (the private company providing water to the two municipalities) to raise its rates as much as 60 percent higher than what the public would
pay if the water systems were publicly run (Lavelle, Kurlantzick and DAddio 22). In many municipalities across the U.S., privatized water utilities have become the norm. Privatization involves risks,
such as "rate hikes, negative economic impacts, inadequate customer service and harm to natural resources" ("Water"). Historically, water resources were considered to be a public resource, but "private management and
ownership" have been increasing ("Water"), while some cities, such as Peoria, are moving away from privatization. In 2002, the city of Peoria received court approval to exercise an option
that the city wrote into its 1889 franchise agreement with Illinois-American ("Water"). This option gives city officials the right to purchase the water system that delivers Illinois River water to
the residents of Peoria ("Water"). Peoria city officials argue that the Illinois-American Water Company overcharges for water services and Peoria, as with Pekin, which gets its water from the
same company, have "some of the highest water rates in the state" ("Water"). Pekin city officials complain that Illinois-American, despite increasing rates, has failed to maintain the water system, has
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