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  2. Water privatization in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Private water companies enable communities to gain access to needed capital for infrastructure investment. [16] [17] [18] Each year, private water companies invest billions of dollars to improve water systems, conduct research, and develop new technologies. [19] [20] A water system run by the private sector can be more efficient and cost effective.

  3. Prior-appropriation water rights - Wikipedia

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    Property law. In the American legal system, prior appropriation water rights is the doctrine that the first person to take a quantity of water from a water source for "beneficial use" (agricultural, industrial or household) has the right to continue to use that quantity of water for that purpose. [ 1][ 2] Subsequent users can take the remaining ...

  4. Payment in lieu of taxes - Wikipedia

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    Canada. In Canada, payment in lieu of taxes are made in place of property taxes on real property owned by federal, provincial, and municipal governments and government agencies to local governments and reserves. [ 4] They need for PILTs arises from Section 125 of the Constitution Act, 1867 which prohibits levels of government from taxing real ...

  5. Real estate contract - Wikipedia

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    Real estate contract. A real estate contract is a contract between parties for the purchase and sale, exchange, or other conveyance of real estate. The sale of land is governed by the laws and practices of the jurisdiction in which the land is located. Real estate called leasehold estate is actually a rental of real property such as an ...

  6. Purchase and sale agreement - Wikipedia

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    A purchase and sale agreement ( PSA ), also called a sales and purchase agreement ( SPA) [ 1] or an agreement for purchase and sale ( APS ), [ 2] is an agreement between a buyer and a seller of real estate property, company stock, or other assets. The person, company, or other legal entity acquiring, receiving, and purchasing the property ...

  7. Water distribution system - Wikipedia

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    An example of a water distribution system: a pumping station, a water tower, water mains, fire hydrants, and service lines [1] [2]. A water distribution system is a part of water supply network with components that carry potable water from a centralized treatment plant or wells to consumers to satisfy residential, commercial, industrial and fire fighting requirements.

  8. Industrial water treatment - Wikipedia

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    Water treatment is used to optimize most water-based industrial processes, such as heating, cooling, processing, cleaning, and rinsing so that operating costs and risks are reduced. Poor water treatment lets water interact with the surfaces of pipes and vessels which contain it. Steam boilers can scale up or corrode, and these deposits will ...

  9. Property condition assessment - Wikipedia

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    Property condition assessments ( PCA s) (also known as the property condition report, or PCR) are due diligence projects associated with commercial real estate. Commercial property and building inspections are important for clients seeking to know the condition of a property or real estate they may be purchasing, leasing, financing or simply ...