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Iowa American Water Receives Award of Recognition for 15 Years of Outstanding Performance Utility is one of an Elite Group to Receive Honor

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DAVENPORT, Iowa

Iowa American Water has received the “15-Year Directors Award” from the Partnership for Safe Water, a program developed by EPA, the American Water Works Association, and associated Partner organizations to guide water utilities towards improving water quality by optimizing system operations.

Iowa American Water’s East River Station was presented this award for successfully maintaining the program’s Directors Award level of performance for a 15-year period. The Directors Award was originally achieved by completing the Self-Assessment and Peer Review phase of the Partnership program, a phase which includes comprehensive evaluation of treatment plant operations and performance, identification of performance limiting factors, and the development of action plans to achieve optimization. The plant was one of a select group of utilities honored by the Partnership at the annual conference of the American Water Works Association, the largest and oldest worldwide organization dedicated to safe water.

“We are honored to receive this award,” said President Randy Moore. “Our utility’s goal is to continually strive to optimize operations and improve the quality of water we deliver to our customers. Achievement of the 15-Year Directors Award demonstrates our ongoing commitment to protecting public health and the dedication our water treatment professionals and our entire team have to our customers.”

Iowa American Water was the first Iowa water utility to join the Partnership over 20 years ago and also the first in the state to be recognized with the Directors Award. Currently, there are only two water utilities in the state that have been recipients of the Directors Award.

The Partnership for Safe Water is a voluntary self-assessment and optimization program for water treatment plant and distribution system operation. More than 250 utility subscribers, collectively serving more than 100 million people, are committed to the Partnership’s goals of providing safe, high-quality drinking water through achieving operational excellence in water treatment. Partnership members participate in a rigorous four-phase self-assessment and peer review process, developed by water utility optimization experts, and are recognized for their commitment to delivering safe water to their communities.

About Iowa American Water

Iowa American Water, a subsidiary of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water services to approximately 200,000 people. American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Marking its 130th anniversary this year, the company employs 6,700 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.

About Partnership for Safe Water

The Partnership for Safe Water is an alliance of the American Water Works Association, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Association of Water Companies, and the Water Research Foundation. For more information about the Partnership, contact Barbara Martin, 303-347-6220, bmartin@awwa.org

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Contact:

Lisa Reisen
Manager, External Affairs
Lisa.Reisen@amwater.com
563-468-9221

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