Iowa American Water Observes Drinking Water Week by Encouraging Customers to “Know Their H2O”

Where does water come from and how does it get into our homes? How is it cleaned before we drink it? Iowa American Water, the state’s largest investor-owned water utility, will be providing the answers to such questions during Drinking Water Week, May 3-9, 2015. Supporting this year’s theme, “What do you know about H₂O?” the company will be joining the water community nationwide in the American Water Works Association-sponsored observance to help consumers appreciate the essential role water plays in public health, fire protection, economic vitality and overall quality of life. With current trends in population, economic growth, energy, and climate change affecting water usage and the critical infrastructure, the water systems need to function properly now more than ever.

“Investing in and working to improve the water infrastructure statewide is a constant effort, and we want consumers to be aware of how they use and access water in order to better understand its value," said Randy Moore, president of Iowa American Water. "So, as we observe Drinking Water Week, we are encouraging individuals to get to ‘know their H₂O,’ and help preserve our most precious resource for future generations."

Consumers can help maintain the quality and supply of our drinking water through the following actions:

• Be conscious of your daily water use and take the necessary steps in your home to be water smart and help preserve this precious natural resource.
• Be sure that leaking pipes and faucets — indoors and outdoors — are repaired.
• Take care in the use of garden, lawn, garage or other home products and ensure that they inadvertently do not find their way into groundwater.
• Dispose of chemicals or other potentially harmful products properly and do not pour them directly into home drains, the sewer, street drains or the lawn.

For more tips and information, visit the Learning Center on Iowa American Water’s website at www.amwater.com /iaaw/ and watch the “Journey of Water” video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjlDYlcZdss

Iowa American Water, a subsidiary of American Water Works Company, Inc. is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water services to approximately 200,000 people. Founded in 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs 6,400 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found at www.amwater.com.