Who Owns West Virginia's Water? A Cautionary Tale

[Petrushka]

5. If I'm not mistaken, American Water was owned by Europe's largest energy conglomerate . . .

. . . namely, RWE AG, a German multinational company --->

http://www.publicintegrity.org/search?query=RWE+and+American+Water&submit=Search#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=RWE%20and%20American%20Water&gsc.page=1

http://www.waternunc.com/gb/rwe_ag_01.htm


Also: For what it's worth, CONSOL Energy was a joint venture between RWE AG & DuPont . . . Consolidation Coal Company being the "forefather" of CONSOL Energy.

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/consol-energy-inc-history/



P.S.
That's the same Consolidation Coal whose shield-support longwall mining system with its intentional subsidence technique has been damaging and/or dewatering private water supplies and natural water sources in rural areas of northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania since the mid-70s. But . . . (** sigh **) . . . that's neither here not there, is it?