Public Citizen: Pre-paid water meters

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/humanright/meter/

Pre-paid water meters are a highly controversial method of collecting payment for water utilities, since they dispense water based on how much the customer is able to pay for in the instant of their need, not based on the need itself. Water meters are just one of the methods by which the World Bank encourages 3rd world to privatize its public utilities. This article, from Public Citizen, discusses the potential human rights violation that can issue from use of these systems and the impact on 3rd world populations.