American Water’s Efrain Rodriguez to Participate in Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Forum

American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced that Efrain Rodriguez, Regional Director of Operations for American Water, is speaking as an industry expert during the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s “Water is Your Business” forum on July 20. Presented by the National Association of Water Companies, this is the first program in a series to discuss the issues and challenges specifically relating to South Florida water infrastructure.

Rodriguez will discuss his involvement with the Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant, the largest seawater desalination plant in the U.S., and its role as a sustainable, drought-proof, environmentally sound source of drinking water for the Tampa Bay region. Owned by Tampa Bay Water, and redesigned and operated by American Water and Acciona Agua in a joint partnership, the Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant can provide up to 10 percent of the region’s drinking water supply and serves as a model that other coastal communities may consider as a practical and sustainable solution to ease their water challenges.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned 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 16 million people in 35 states and Ontario and Manitoba, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

Based in Madrid, Spain, ACCIONA is one of Spain’s leading business corporations with more than 35,000 employees around the world. As part of this group, ACCIONA Agua is one of the largest water treatment companies in the world, with over 75 desalination facilities in design, construction, or operation on 5 continents and water services to more than 2.5 million people, including the largest reverse osmosis facilities in Spain, Australia, the UK, and the U.S. and recently has been awarded with the largest wastewater treatment plant in the world, located in Atotonilco, Mexico. To learn more, please visit www.accionaagua.com.

Tampa Bay Water provides wholesale water to the public utility systems of Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties, as well as the cities of New Port Richey, St. Petersburg and Tampa, who in turn serve 2.5 million people in the Tampa Bay region. To learn more about Tampa Bay Water, please visit www.tampabaywater.org.