In the Face of Rapid Consolidation, Rural Water Customers Plead their Case

From State Impact- Texas:

This is an interesting article about the arrival in many rural Texas communities of large, out-of-state, for-profit water companies looking to maximize revenue for shareholders. This phenomenon first began several years ago, and has resulted in wide-spread rate increases, including in rural areas of Texas, where local, familiar faces once controlled water supply and limited rates.

The big water companies, armed with expert-driven rate studies, and skilled water lawyers, are changing the face of rural water in Texas.

In full disclosure, I have provided legal counsel to one of the companies mentioned in the article, and have represented a community of rate payers against another.  Nevertheless, the article is insightful, and worth a read.

In the Face of Rapid Consolidation, Rural Water Customers Plead their Case | StateImpact Texas