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Over half of all collective water systems in urban areas and towns are privately owned.

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The wealthier a city is in this era, the more likely the water system will be public. This will begin to change over the next 20 years, as residents fight against private ownership, which charges high prices and provides ineffective service. Moving water into the public sphere makes it more politically accountable to the residents of a city.