Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read Chapter 5: Water, in Turk and Bensel’s Contemporary Environmental Issues textbook (2014). In this week’s class discussion, you will participate in a debate over the issue of water privatization. This issue regards whether or not private corporations should be allowed to own and control fresh drinking water supplies. Should safe drinking water be considered a basic human right (owned by everyone), or a commodity (to be managed by corporations)? There are a number of pro and con arguments on both sides. For an overview of this issue, please watch Liquid Assets: The Big Business of Water (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., starting with Segment 13, “Chile’s Commercialized View of Water,” and watch the remaining 15 minutes on this topic. For full access to this video please use Films on Demand through the Ashford Library.

For our debate, there will need to be two sides: pro (supporting water privatization) and con (opposed to water privatization). Your side is determined by the following:

• If your last name begins with the letter A through K, you will be arguing the pro side. My last start with B

In a well-crafted discussion post of at least 200 words, first clearly identify your assigned side in the debate.