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The Price of Water: A Comparison of Water Rates, Usage in 30 U.S. Cities
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"For more than 20 years industry has been moving south looking for cheaper labor, I'm hoping that now they'll start coming back looking for cheaper water."
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Israel Increases Rates to Pay for Desalinated Water
On January 1 Israel’s national water company Mekorot raised water rates by 25 percent in order to pay for the incorporation of desalinated water into the national water system.
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UK Water Company Turns Fecal Waste into Energy, Saves Money
Human waste is a cheap energy source for Thames Water, which is in a price dispute with the UK’s water regulator. Thames Water, the largest water provider in the United Kingdom, saved £15 million (US$25 million) last year by using human feces as a source of renewable energy.
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