Felton wants to follow Montara’s lead and de-privatize its water

Felton, in Santa Cruz County, wants to buy out their waterworks, which is owned by California-American Water Company. They hope to follow the lead of Montara and Moss Beach, which bought their water company from Cal-Am. Cal-Am is owned by RWE, which is based in Germany.

Residents in Felton have formed Friends of Locally Owned Water (FLOW) to buy out Felton’s privately owned water company on behalf of 1,311 customers. Cal-Am has proposed increasing Felton’s price for water by 108 percent in 2004.

Felton Water News is an excellent source of information on this story.