Resolutions

Resolution Number ANA07.08c

Not For Profit Ownership Of Water

WHEREAS, water is essential to all life and is unique in the realm of products in that water consumers have no choice, but must have it or die; and recent scientific reports on global climate change indicate great uncertainty about changes in precipitation patterns and areas of drought or flood as warming continues; and

WHEREAS, many communities have experienced higher prices for water, poorer quality of water, and poorer quality of service after their water systems were sold to for-profit corporations; and

WHEREAS, thinking of water as a commodity to generate profit is contrary to our country’s values and morals, but for-profit companies, both domestic and foreign, now own 14 percent of the United States water supplies and seek to acquire more, potentially endangering the public health and safety and national security;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the California Democratic Party will do everything in its power to achieve legislation at all levels of government requiring that all water supplies and water districts be owned by local government entities and will urge Democratic legislators in California to support such effort; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the California Democratic Party send this resolution to the California Democratic Congressional and California Legislative delegations.

Originally Written by: Becky Curry, Chair, Lake County Central Committee (CCC);
Linda Reynolds, President, Democratic Club of West Orange County
Submitted by: Lake County CCC; Butte CCC; Democratic Club of West Orange County;
Nick Caston, Representative for Assemblywoman Noreen Evans;
Thomas Gangale, Chair, Sonoma CCC Issues and Legislation Committee

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Adopted by the Executive Board
Of the California Democratic Party
At Its Executive Board Meeting
Sheraton Hotel, Anaheim
November 18, 2007