Curt Guyette, Investigative ReporterThe idea of charging some customers less than others for water might seem counter-intuitive at first, but once economist Roger Colton explains why it makes good business sense, his reasoning is difficult to dispute.
Colton will be one of four people – a group that includes Detroit attorney Alice Jennings – participating in a congressional briefing on water affordability being sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Detroit) Thursday at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.