DETROIT THE BANNER OF HOW DEMOCRATS CAN RUN A CITY TO THE GROUND GETS HELP FROM CANADA– A CITY SURROUNDED BY THE GREAT LAKES OF THE MIDWEST RUNS OUT OF WATER–NOW CANADIENS SUPPLYING WATER FOR THE CITY OF DETROIT– THE POTUS BHO IS TOO BUSY WITH BUILDING CHAOS IN THE BORDER BY HELPING ILLEGALS ENTRANCE INTO THE COUNTRY EVENTHOUGH THEY HAVE A PERFECT COUNTRY OF THEIR OWN THAT THEY SHOULD BE DEVELOPING–WHILST THE POOR IN THE US GETS THE BACK SEAT OF THE BUS ONCE AGAIN UNDER THIS POTUS BHO IN POWER

Thousands of Detroit residents are facing a reality rarely seen around the Great Lakes: Life without water.

But a Canadian group is leading the charge against a controversial plan to stop water service on delinquent accounts.

The bankrupt city is shutting off water at a rate of 3,000 residents per week. It also recently increased water rates by nine per cent.

 

Nearly half of the 329,000 accounts are in arrears and the average cost of a Detroit water bill is double the national average.

Maude Barlow, chair of the Council of Canadians, flagged Detroit's plan to deal with delinquent accounts to the United Nations earlier this year. The UN calls the plan to shut off water a clear violation of human rights.

"I've seen this in the poorest countries in the world," Barlow said. "This is what we call failed states, but to see this in North America, it's a disgrace."

Detroit is $18 billion US in debt. About $12 billion of that is unsecured, meaning there aren't taxes or other revenue streams to pay it.

There's about $6 billion in Detroit Water and Sewage Department (DWSD) debt, which is secured by water bill payments.

There is a proposal to contract out the water business to a private regional player.

'It's appalling'

The Council of Canadians say many observers believe shutting off water is an attempt to appeal to potential private investors.

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