Water flows

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We are a German owned water provider company based in the south west of the United States. As the biggest water provider in the region we serve the majority of the south west region.

We measure our performance using the Economic Value Add (EVA) valuation technique. We are currently at a negative EVA level; what do you think we should do to achieve a positive EVA?

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