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VOORHEES, N.J.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ American Water ] Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today the results of its first companywide employee volunteer event held this fall titled AmerICANs in Action! Month of Service. Nearly 1,000 employees, family members and friends participated in approximately 100 community volunteer projects representing American Water operations in 14 states and Canada.

"It gave them the chance to strengthen relationships with co-workers and combine efforts to help a community organization that has limited resources to accomplish the critical services it provides in our communities."

In 2009, American Water launched a formal Corporate Responsibility program to create a lasting, positive impact on the communities in the company serves, and AmerICANs in Action! is one initiative of this program. AmerICANs in Action! encouraged teams of employees to get out of the office and volunteer in these communities where they live and work. Employees demonstrated a diverse range of skills through projects that included providing irrigation to a community garden in New Jersey, providing landscaping and maintenance to a playground in Missouri, a shoe drive in Illinois and a coastal cleanup in California. Some volunteered at food banks and animal shelters, while others teamed up with their local Habitat for Humanity or United Way chapters.

aAmerICANs in Action! Month of Service was an opportunity for employees to do something that is important to them as individuals,a said Debra Vernon, manager of Corporate Responsibility for American Water. aIt gave them the chance to strengthen relationships with co-workers and combine efforts to help a community organization that has limited resources to accomplish the critical services it provides in our communities.a

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 more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15 million people in more than 30 states as well as parts of Canada. More information can be found at [ www.amwater.com ].

In 2011, American Water is celebrating its 125^th anniversary with a yearlong campaign to promote water efficiency and the importance of protecting water from source to tap. To learn more, visit [ www.amwater125.com ].