Georgia lawmakers hear earful on high water rates in Lake Oconee region, residents and land owners want the state to implement more rules for private water systems. caristo Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

(The Center Square) – Jacob Fried told a state House study committee on Wednesday that he wasn’t prepared for the sticker shock he experienced when opening his car wash three and a half years ago. The ...

If you think the dangerous drinking water issues that have plagued communities like Flint, Mich., and Jackson, Miss., can’t happen here in Pennsylvania, think again. Just this month, as reported in ...

Private water systems became an issue earlier this year when the Republican-controlled General Assembly voted largely along party lines to allow private utilities to provide water in areas where no ...

Manalapan voters get to decide in November with a ballot question. In April, the township put out a bid for private companies to purchase its water system. Its only bidder was Veolia Water New Jersey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 2013, Illinois American Water has added 85,000 new drinking and waste water customers in the Metro East, as the company’s ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a change in state law that would allow a private utility to provide water service for new homes near Hyundai’s upcoming electric ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Oconee-area property owners complaining of exorbitant water rates urged Georgia lawmakers Wednesday to bring private water ...

Lake Oconee-area property owners complaining of exorbitant water rates urged Georgia lawmakers Wednesday to bring private water systems in Georgia under the same regulations that apply to municipal ...