Indianapolis opts to control its water

City wanted to 'protect their most precious resource'

Excerpts from this story referencing "IWC":

"… bsp;Suez, Vivendi Environnement and RWE AG all bid for IWC. City attorneys, however, ferreting through the archives discovered an 187 …"

"… er a short court battle, Indianapolis in July 2001 paid $522.5 million for IWC, ending 131 years of private ownership.The city, however, didn't want the …"

"… for the company to be paid, he added.The new company kept the employees of IWC, and they remained unionized. Water rates were frozen for five years and l …"