Madison, January 24: From Flint to Madison: Our Water is Under Attack!

We just learned that Wisconsin legislators are considering a bill (SB 432) that would allow for the privatization of the state’s water.

“SB 432 makes it possible for communities to transfer water utility management from the public sector to the private sector, which means out-of-state and potentially multi-national companies will assume control of our public water supplies with less oversight. Water privatization most often leads to declining quality of service, higher water rates, less accountability and oversight (private companies do not face elections or have to share information), and a loss of public sector jobs.” (Milwaukee Riverkeeper website)

We will gather at the Lady Forward statue on the northwest side of the capitol to assemble our message to help bring visibility to this unconscionable attempt to raid our public resources.

More information: http://conservationvoters.org/vote_tracker_bills/privatizing-wisconsins-water/