Privatization of Water

2. Profits paid out to shareholders, even at expense of water utility investments.
5. Physical systems for delivering water, whose maintenance suffers under privatization.
6. Historical term for carbon dioxide, key to artificial carbonation. Two words put together.
8. Water containing dissolved salts and minerals, originally thought to have medicinal benefits.
10. Plastic used for most bottled water containers, short for polyethylene terephthalate.
11. Packaged drinking water, often marketed as safer or healthier than tap water.
12. Municipal water that is often much cheaper and well-regulated than bottled water.
15. Turning water, a public good, into a product bought and sold for profit.

1. Returning water utilities from private back to public ownership and control.
3. A company that commercialized carbonated water in the 18th century.
4. The process of transferring ownership or management of water resources/services from public to private entities.
7. Used extensively to market bottled water and elevate consumer fears towards tap water.
9. A service or resource like water, meant for access by all, not just the wealthy. Two words put together.
13. US city made famous by its tap water quality crisis.
14. Organization that promoted privatization of water systems in many countries. Two words put together.