“As the water sector faces increasing challenges with water quality and availability, utilities must take a broader view of how they address water, the world’s most valuable resource, and manage water in all its stages.”

“Of all the infrastructure types, water is the most fundamental to life, and is irreplaceable for drinking, cooking, and bathing.”

“…The public can best be provided water services by self-sustaining enterprises that are adequately financed with rates and charges based on sound accounting, engineering, financial, and economic principles.”