In every single city I've ever lived in or paid attention to, the water system has been directly operated by employees of the municipal government, not private

In every single city I've ever lived in or paid attention to, the water system has been directly operated by employees of the municipal government, not private companies and not even contractors. And the regional projects they buy from tend to be pure government, too. Oh, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_privatization#Prevalence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_privatization#Prevalence But, hey, never let facts interfere with your deeply held religious beliefs, eh?