The E.C. is specifically requesting that its corporations be given market access for "Water collection, purification and distribution services through mains" within United States' boundaries. This classification under "Water for Human Use & Wastewater Management" has been created by the EC.
Where the U.S.had previously agreed to opening up waste water services for private industry, the E.C. wants public services opened up as well.
"The E.C. pats itself on the back for fully defending its own public services by not making any commitments on education and health services, but goes ahead with asking that the United States and developing countries open up their publicly-owned municipal water/sewer systems. They are simply doing the bidding of Vivendi, Suez and RWE/Thames, the giant European corporations which want access to water service markets," according to Caplan. "This is a lucrative market for E.C. corporations since about 80% of local water/sewer systems are still in public hands."
Where the U.S.had previously agreed to opening up waste water services for private industry, the E.C. wants public services opened up as well.
"The E.C. pats itself on the back for fully defending its own public services by not making any commitments on education and health services, but goes ahead with asking that the United States and developing countries open up their publicly-owned municipal water/sewer systems. They are simply doing the bidding of Vivendi, Suez and RWE/Thames, the giant European corporations which want access to water service markets," according to Caplan. "This is a lucrative market for E.C. corporations since about 80% of local water/sewer systems are still in public hands."