I think you're injecting a false dichotomy here. The article doesn't address whether government or private enterprise is responsible for the problem, nor which

I think you're injecting a false dichotomy here. The article doesn't address whether government or private enterprise is responsible for the problem, nor which one is better suited to fix it. To your point though, have you seen any evidence that private companies are better or more cost effective at providing or maintaining water and sewage infrastructure?