California Town’s Use of Eminent Domain on Water Company All Wet
“A city government in California is thinking of illicitly using eminent domain to essentially steal a water company from its owners because residents are unhappy with their water bills. If they are unhappy now, it will get far worse once the government owns the water service. Once again California serves as an example of what not to do.
The city fathers of Claremont, California are attempting a move that should frighten every American, a move that would seem to prove that government thinks it has no limits on its power. With the claimed goal of keeping water rates low, the city is considering using eminent domain laws to force a local water company into allowing the city to take over its facilities and declare its resources government property.
Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association explained the rules of eminent domain in a recent op ed.”
Huston, Warner Todd. WizBang 11 March 2014.