Water Fraud

A fascinating tale that reveals the danger to our water supply and infrastructure in an era of global terrorism.</br>-<I>Dr. Michael R. Schmidt former Manager of Policy</br>Analysis and Research Illinois Commerce Commission.</I></p><I>Water Fraud</I> is a startling account of a corrupt small water utility and the financial shenanigans used. In this fast paced novel of greed and self-dealing (spanning from Russia to America) Hayward weaves fact with fiction in what could be the most devastating act of terror in the United States.</p>Water is our most precious resource.</p><li>84% of water systems in the US are not protected from terrorism under the Bioterrorism Act of 2001 because they are too small.<li>In 2003 the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave the US water and wastewater industry a near failing grade-it continues to deteriorate.<li>At it's current replacement rate it would take up to 1000 years to replace America's water utility infrastructure according to the EPA.<li>America pays less than a penny per gallon for tap water.<li>In one study nearly 70% of small investor-owned water utilities are technically bankrupt or in serious financial condition.