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Nina Lakhani in Chester and Delaware counties, Pennsylvania, photographs by Michelle Gustafson

‘Corporate vultures’: how Americans fearing higher water bills are fighting takeovers

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A lawn sign in support of the Chester Water Authority (CWA) near the Octoraro reservoir in Kirkwood, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Michelle Gustafson/The Guardian

The Octoraro reservoir is a lake in south-east Pennsylvania where locals fish, kayak and marvel at bald eagles and owls. It’s a picturesque scene but in the neighbourhoods nearby there are placards that carry warnings.

“No to Big Water”, the signs say, and “Save CWA”.

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