California American Water to Host Community Meetings

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — California American Water will host a series of community meetings to educate and inform customers about the company’s request to implement a mandatory water conservation plan in its Los Angeles county service area.

Customers are encouraged to attend one of the meetings to ask questions and share their thoughts with company representatives, who will be on hand to discuss the mandatory water conservation plan. Meetings will be held on the following dates and at the below locations:

         DATE:       Tuesday, October 13, 2009
         TIME:       6:00 p.m.
         LOCATION:   Junior Blind of America
                     5300 Angeles Vista Boulevard
                     Los Angeles, CA 90043

         DATE:       Wednesday, October 14, 2009
         TIME:       6:00 p.m.
         LOCATION:   Duarte Community Center
                     Duarte City Hall
                     1600 Huntington Drive
                     Duarte, CA 91010

         DATE:       Thursday, October 15, 2009
         TIME:       6:00 p.m.
         LOCATION:   Crowell Public Library - Barth Community Room
                     1890 Huntington Drive
                     San Marino, CA 91108

Due to the ongoing drought in the state, water wholesalers have been ordered to cut their water allocations throughout the entire Southern California area.

As a result, California American Water’s water allocation has been significantly reduced and will have to enact mandatory water conservation measures in order to stay within its new allocated supply level. The usage restrictions, which may be administered in incrementally restrictive stages, will be clearly explained during the meetings.

In addition, all customers in the Los Angeles county service district will be notified once mandatory conservation takes effect and will be informed of exactly what to expect and what their responsibilities are during this phase.

Information on conservation rebates for toilets and washing machines, free conservation kits with water saving devices including low flow showerheads and garden hose nozzles will be available at each meeting.

California American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 600,000 people.

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 15 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

SOURCE California American Water