American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced its president and chief executive officer Donald L. Correll will participate in the Janney Montgomery Scott 2010 Water Industry Summit in New York City on March 22. Correll will participate in the CEO panel, which will discuss the current state of the water industry.

Handouts distributed at the conference will be available to the public on the investor relations section of the company''s Web site at www.amwater.com.

For more information about the conference, or to arrange a meeting with the management team, contact investor relations at American Water at 856-566-4005.

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 as well as Ontario and Manitoba, Canada.

Contacts:

American Water Works Company, Inc.
Edward Vallejo
Vice President, Investor Relations
T: 856-566-4005
edward.vallejo@amwater.com
or
Maureen Duffy
Director, Communications
T: 856-309-4546
maureen.duffy@amwater.com