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That still sounds like somebody went on a liberty binge. Why are towns competing for clean water sources by how much they can pay to a provider?

• shadowgovt 5y ago
  Because in the United States, in absence of law forcing a different arrangement, we can assume that this problem is solved by a capitalist marketplace. I don't know enough about Michigan state law to comment in detail on this topic. I can only extrapolate from the local situation where I live, where our water is provided by a corporation, that corporation works to minimize its costs to maximize its revenue (within a safety framework established by the state), but the corporation is private. It maintains its own reservoirs, and I don't doubt a price point could be found where, if they were willing to pay, it would sell the water from the city down into neighboring towns, possibly to a level that decreases the odds that can satisfy demand in-city during a drought. This is the scenario I would anticipate unless there is law to the contrary.
  • maxerickson 5y ago
    Old supplier was City of Detroit (Lake Huron/Detroit River water), new supplier was themselves (Flint River water), eventual supplier was regional municipal corporation (Karegnondi Water Authority, Lake Huron water). Detroit cut off the water, seemingly out of pettiness, with a year of warning. They did that after offering lower rate though.
    • WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
      Thank you for adding that.