Privatizing Public Drinking Water Utilities – Can the Public’s Interest Still be Protected?

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With a possible federal emphasis on infrastructure, and possible greater emphasis on public-private partnerships, it is timely to focus on experiences in Ohio and beyond with varying degrees of privatizing public drinking water utilities. Less than 5% of Ohio’s public drinking water is supplied by private, investor-owned utilities. That number is higher in some other countries. Less developed countries often struggle to meet the public’s drinking water needs, and some financially-challenged cities in the US do too. Still, is affordable drinking water a basic human right that government must give a high priority to providing? When communities consider private partnerships, what guidelines might be useful? Attend this EPN program and join the discussion of these critical matters.

This program is also sponsored by the Ohio Water Resources Center at The Ohio State University.

Presenter

James Olson, JD, Partner, Olson, Bzdok and Howard, Traverse City; Founder and President, FLOW For the Love of Water 

Olson bio profile

Agenda 

    7:15  Networking with beverages and pre-breakfast capstone class program
    7:40  Warm buffet breakfast
    8:10  Welcome/Program
    9:15  Q&A /Discussion
    9:30  Wrap-up

Menu 

Pumpkin Pancakes 

French Toast Sticks

Roasted Apples

Bacon and Sausage 

Fruit and Yogurt 

Do you have a menu suggestion or comments about past EPN Breakfast menus?? Please do not hesitate to reach out to Molly Hardesty at hardesty.112@osu.edu to voice your opinions, we would love to hear what you think.  

Location 

Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
2201 Fred Taylor Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210

Maps and Directions

Parking

Parking is free but you must have a pass which you can download here and place on your dashboard, whether parking across the street or behind the 4-H Center.

Sponsor 

Registration

OSU students may register for free by selecting the "student scholarship" option on the registration page

For further information about these 2nd Tuesdays Breakfasts or the EPN, please contact Joe Campbell at campbell.844@osu.edu or 614-634-6363.

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