Water for Life Event at Coolidge Park to Promote Importance of Water Conservation and Water Quality

The public is invited to attend the Water for Life free event at Coolidge Park on Sunday, July 20, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Walker Pavilion. This event is being organized by the Young Water Professionals as part of the annual Kentucky/Tennessee Water Professionals Conference.

More than 25 community organizations are participating in this educational event for all ages to promote the importance of water conservation and water quality in our environment. There will be food, sno-cones, games, an inflatable slide and the “People’s Choice Awards” water tasting competition.

Tennessee American Water is partnering with the City of Chattanooga to host this year’s Water Professionals Conference, which will include over 1500 participants. According to the Chattanooga Convention & Visitors Bureau, this conference will have an economic impact of $729,000.

“We are honored to be the host utility for this important conference which allows water professionals to continue providing the best services in their fields,” said Deron Allen, President of Tennessee American Water.

Kentucky and Tennessee water professionals will come together to exchange ideas and earn continuing education credits. Activities during the conference include a tour of the Tennessee American Water plant, a tour of the Moccasin Bend Treatment Facility, a member celebration at the Tennessee Aquarium, and contests for best tasting water and water pipe tapping.

The conference is co-sponsored by the Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association (WEA) and the Kentucky/Tennessee Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA).

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) advances public health, safety, and welfare by uniting the efforts of the full spectrum of the water community. It is driven by professionals who strive to create the best solution-based approaches in the supply and protection of drinking water in North America and beyond. The Kentucky/Tennessee AWWA is one of 43 AWWA sections.

The Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association is one of 80 member associations of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), a not-for-profit technical and educational organization representing water quality professionals throughout the world. WEF and its member associations proudly work to preserve and enhance the global water environment.

Both WEF and AWWA work to provide water quality professionals around the world with education, training, and business opportunities.

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 6,600 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 .