American Water to Have Strong Presence at NAWC Infrastructure Summit

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 Water Companies' (NAWC) 2015 Southeast Water Infrastructure Summit on April 30 in Charleston, S.C.

American Water will have a strong presence at the conference with several presenters. These include the following:

• Deron Allen, Tennessee American Water President and Chapter President of the Southeast NAWC will kick off the summit with opening remarks.
• Mark Strauss, senior vice president of Corporate Strategy and Business Development, will discuss on the benefits of public-private partnerships in regards to addressing ongoing infrastructure needs in the southeast metropolitan cities, including best practices, innovative solutions, troubled systems, tight financials & proven methods.
• Nick Rowe, Central Division Senior Vice President, will participate in an executive roundtable with other leaders from the southeast largest water companies to discuss a variety of issues including current regulatory challenges, future protections and trends, energy-water nexus, infrastructure challenges, best practices and much more.
• David Choate, president of the Contract Services Group of American Water Enterprises, Inc., a subsidiary of American Water, will discuss recent advances in water reuse and desalination.
• Dr. Mark LeChevallier, director of Innovation & Environmental Stewardship, will participate in an environmental roundtable to discuss American Water’s Innovation Development Program.

The NAWC Southeast Water Infrastructure Summit is the only event of its type to address critical challenges for the water sector across the region.

Founded in 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs approximately 6,400 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in more than 45 states and parts of Canada. More information can be found at www.amwater.com.

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