American Water’s Walter Lynch to Participate in NAWC Financial Forum

American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, announced today that Walter Lynch, president and chief operating officer of regulated operations, will participate in the 2015 National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) Financial Forum in New York on July 15.

Lynch, who is currently serving as president of NAWC, will participate in a panel discussion titled “Opportunities and Obstacles of the Water Utility Sector.” During the panel, Lynch will highlight issues that impact the private water sector, including financial health, legislation, regulatory policies and practices and customer education initiatives. Additionally, American Water will be hosting a visitation table during the forum.

The NAWC Financial Forum is the only event that provides the New York financial analyst community unique access to NAWC member company executives. The event will highlight the opportunities and challenges faced by the private water utility sector and provide unparalleled access to water utility executives of both investor-owned and large privately held water utilities. For more information or to register for the event, please click here.

Founded in 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs 6,400 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found at www.amwater.com.

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