FLOW Remembered

The current issue of YES! Magazine features an article by Tara Lohan, an editor for AlterNet, on water issues that revisits the efforts of Felton's battle to reclaim their water rights:

But for many, the issue of water privatization isn’t just about money. Felton FLOW member Barbara Sprenger said she was motivated to act primarily “because it was water.” Private ownership, she said, meant extra costs without the necessary monitoring and transparency.

“The people on our water board manage our water as part of a watershed,” she said. “They care, and they are local—we see them at the grocery store. You really have to have local control over something so vital.”

Read the whole article online here: How Felton, Calif., Achieved Water Independence by Tara Lohan — YES! Magazine