You have probably never heard of the quasi-governmental International Organization for Standards (ISO).

You have probably never heard of the quasi-governmental International Organization for Standards (ISO). They set international standards for consumer products like light bulbs, screws and batteries to help facilitate trade between nations – so light bulbs made in one country and exported to another will fit in lamps made in another country. Now the ISO is considering a dangerous French proposal that it dramatically expand its scope to include the management of one of our most valued resources – water.

The French proposal, if adopted, would lead to more control over public water supplies by global water corporations. Accelerating private monopoly control will only make the challenges we are facing over our public water supplies more daunting.