American Water Executives to Participate in National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Winter Meetings

American
Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and
wastewater utility company, announced today the company will play an
active role in the National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners’ (NARUC) Winter
Committee Meetings from February 14-17 in Washington, D.C. American
Water will have a strong presence at the conference with several expert
presenters.

On February 15, Jim Jenkins, vice president of Regulatory &
Public Policy, will participate in a panel titled "Smart Ways to Manage
Water: The Benefits of Cloud Computing." The session will highlight
recent developments in “cloud computing”, which enable water to
utilities to bring together various information technology systems to
leverage data sharing, analysis, and interoperability for the benefit of
customers.

Also that day, Karla Teasley, vice president of Customer Service,
will discuss the various factors placing upward pressure on rates and
how those factors can be balanced with maintaining affordable rates for
water service in a panel titled “Is the Price Right?: Maintaining the
Affordability of Water Service.” Whether it is replacing aging
infrastructure, addressing storm preparedness and storm damage,
instituting conservation measures, implementing government mandates,
utilities and their economic regulators must balance such pressures and
maintain the affordability of water service.

On February 16, Robert MacLean, president of California American
Water and Hawaii American Water, will participate in a panel titled
“Like a Well-tuned Machine: The Role of Energy Efficiency for Water
Utilities.” The panelists will discuss issues and experiences with
energy efficiency.

Also that day, Nick Santillo, director of Physical and Cyber
Security, will join other leaders in a session titled “Safe and Secure:
Maintaining the Security of our Water Utilities” to discuss his
perspectives on the security threats faced by water utilities, how those
threats are being and will be addressed, and the role of utility
commissions.

NARUC is the national association representing the State Public Service
Commissioners who regulate essential utility services in each state.
NARUC meetings are key to staying current and engaged in the essential
utility sectors, including electricity, natural gas, telecommunications
and water.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically
diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With
headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs 6,800 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.

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