"… nk has used its financial leverage to force governments to privatize their water utilities in exchange for loans.In Africa, the ICIJ examination of water company rec …"

"… ies and predict that by 2015 75 percent of European and 65 percent of U.S. water utilities will be privatized.As Thames' executive Peter Spillett said: "You have suc …"

"… efficiency and private capital to developing countries whose cash-starved water utilities are usually in a mess. The bank argues that private companies succeed in b …"

"… ion to enforce trade barriers against any country that refuses to open its water utilities to privatization.Working with the EU trade officials, the water companies …"

"… it can require government leaders to privatize state-owned assets, such as water utilities, before granting loans. The IFC can lend to businesses.Because the World B …"

"… g prosecuted for illicit enrichment. After the privatizations of power and water utilities, she bought herself a Buenos Aires mansion and two apartments in New York. …"

"… iracle or mirage?Six years after they took over from the MWSS, the private water utilities have performed well below targets, according to government regulators. Man …"

"… y union featherbedding and contracts it couldn't afford. Hundreds of other water utilities across Colombia and Latin America suffered from similar problems. So in th …"

"… 's officials explained that their policy was to approve new loans to those water utilities that dismantled subsidies and privatized.Humberto Triana, the EAAB's head …"

"… iation of Metropolitan Water Agencies, an industry organization for public water utilities, spent just more than $200,600 between 1996 and the first half of 2002 to …"

"… ongly contested issue in the United States. Private owners and managers of water utilities by the start of 2003 made up roughly 15 percent of the industry, leaving p …"

"… 8 of more than ten times that amount — 33.83 ppb.Both of these cities’ water utilities received the weekly EPA data directly from Syngenta, but did not report it …"

"… am generally works: Syngenta sends boxes containing two tubes to about 150 water utilities. During the summer growing season when atrazine levels are likely to spike …"

"… nalyzes them. Syngenta then reports the data to the EPA, as well as to the water utilities themselves and the state regulators.Testing at the state level is much mor …"

"… more modest. Up to four times a year, but as infrequently as once a year, water utilities ship one test tube filled with drinking water to their state regulator. Th …"

"… of the atrazine. But the EPA’s atrazine monitoring data shows that many water utilities in the Corn Belt do not use carbon filtration. Many use rapid sand filters …"

"… e American Water Works Association, a non-profit organization representing water utilities.To recover the cost of filtering atrazine, water companies in six states a …"

"… bove federal safety limits in drinking water in at least four states. Some water utilities are suing Syngenta to have it pay their costs of filtering the chemical.No …"