Tennessee American Water Awarded Water Quality Award by the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Tennessee American Water was awarded the Water Quality Award by the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry at their 33^rd annual Environment and Energy Awards dinner. The dinner was held on October 14 at Montgomery Bell State Park.

Along with Bob Martineau, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), the Tennessee Chamber recognized nine companies for their environmental performance and outstanding energy management efforts. The awards were organized by category: Water Quality, Air Quality, Solid & Hazardous Waste Management, Environmental Excellence, and Energy Excellence. Recipients were chosen based on their efforts to go beyond compliance to implement sustainable environmental improvements including the capital investment dedicated to the improvement, reduction of consumption/releases of energy, water, fuel and/or emissions, degree of innovation, long-term environmental benefits and overall significance of the achievement.

Tennessee American Water’s entry highlighted the $17 million capital investment this year for a dewatering facility which extracts the water left in the residuals of dirt and minerals when drawn from the Tennessee River. A portion of the extracted water will be recycled back to the plant for treatment. The residuals byproduct will be removed by a contractor for land application and allow the City of Chattanooga’s wastewater treatment facility to be in compliance with Clean Water Act requirements.

“In the 128 years we’ve served the community, state or federal officials have never issued us a water quality violation,” said Tennessee American Water President Deron Allen. “Our team works very hard and we exceed regulatory requirements to assure the highest quality.”

The complete list of all honorees and Information about the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry can be found here.

ABOUT TENNESSEE AMERICAN WATER

Tennessee American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water services to more than 370,000 people in Tennessee and northern Georgia. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs approximately 6,700 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 14 million people in more than 40 states and parts of Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com .