American Water Works Co. Inc.

06/13/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/13/2022 09:29

Missouri American Water’s 2021 Water Quality Report Available Online f...

ST. LOUIS, MO. (June 13, 2022) - Missouri American Water customers are encouraged to visit www.missouriamwater.comto view the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report to learn more about the source and quality of their drinking water. The primary source of drinking water for the St. Louis County and St. Charles County Areas are the Missouri River and the Meramec River.

Missouri American Water's four local water treatment plants are nationally recognized with the Directors Award from the Partnership for Safe Water, a voluntary initiative developed by six prestigious drinking water organizations including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The award recognizes systems for consistently surpassing federal and state drinking water standards. The company's area water treatment facilities have been recognized with this distinction for 20 years.

"Our team of highly-skilled water quality experts and plant operators work around the clock to deliver safe, clean, reliable water service to our customers in St. Louis and St. Charles Counties," said Tim Ganz, Director of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance for Missouri American Water. "We proudly meet or surpass state and federal health and safety regulations to keep high-quality water flowing to customers."

This year Missouri American Water is investing nearly $400 million to upgrade water and wastewater treatment plants and pipeline systems across the state to further enhance water quality and service reliability.

The St. Louis operations team is also working with a team of community stakeholders to develop a Source Water Protection Plan to reduce the risk of potential contamination to both the Missouri River and Meramec River.

The 2021 Water Quality Report is available on the company's website at www.missouriamwater.comunder the water quality tab.

Missouri 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 and wastewater services to approximately 1.5 million people. For more information, visit www.missouriamwater.com and follow Missouri American Water on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

About American Water

With a history dating back to 1886, American Water (NYSE:AWK) is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,400 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and regulated-like drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people in 24 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to help keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and diversityataw.com. Follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.