We need a new economics of water as a common good
> Yet public ownership undervalues water, in that one person’s access does not limit another’s, even though water is a finite resource. This promotes excessive, unsustainable and inequitable use. <i>And it discourages private investment</i>. In 2015, private-sector investment in water globally accounted for less than 5% of the total funds allocated to telecommunications, energy, transport and other basic services<p>(<i>emphasis mine</i>)<p>And that is supposed to be a problem ?