Tennessee American Water Enhances Water Service on Sawyer Street

New 6-inch water main will replace 2-inch water main installed in 1930

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tennessee American Water announced today the start of a water main installation on Sawyer Street. This project, estimated to cost approximately $35,000, will replace about 300 feet of 2-inch galvanized water main installed nearly 80 years ago.

This project is part of Tennessee American Water’s proactive water main replacement program, designed to identify and replace water lines that are at the end of their useful lives.

“This is another example of Tennessee American Water’s continued commitment to the community. These routine investments in the system will allow our customers to receive high quality reliable water service for years to come. In the past 15 years, we have invested approximately $121 million into our service area water facilities and our customers still continue to receive high quality, reliable water service for less than a penny per gallon,” said John Watson, President of Tennessee American Water.

Construction crews will work weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Tennessee American Water expects to complete the project by the end of September, weather permitting. Customers may contact Tennessee American Water’s 24-hour customer service center at 1-866-736-6420 for more information.

Tennessee 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 services to more than 350,000 people in Tennessee and northern Georgia. 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. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

This release contains forward looking statements, including, among others, our plan to continue our long term strategy of capital investment in our systems. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including general economic business conditions, unfavorable weather conditions, changes in regulations or regulatory treatment and availability and the cost of capital. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.