Illinois American Water’s Granite City Water Treatment Plant Receives National Award for Excellence in Water Quality

GRANITE CITY, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illinois American Water’s Granite City Water Treatment Plant received
the Directors Award of Recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water
for maintaining Phase III certification for 15 years. This award
represents the local water service team’s commitment to delivering
drinking water that goes above and beyond Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) requirements.

“There’s no other public service more personal than drinking water and
we are honored to be recognized for delivering the best product possible
to our customers,” said Bruce Hauk, Illinois American Water President.
“We take our responsibility very seriously and hold ourselves to the
highest standards to ensure our customers can continue to have
confidence in their local drinking water.”

The Partnership for Safe Water is a voluntary initiative developed by
the U.S. EPA and other water organizations to recognize water suppliers
that consistently achieve water treatment standards that go above and
beyond EPA regulatory requirements. The award was presented during the
2017 American Water Works Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia,
Pa.

As a member of the Partnership for Safe Water, Illinois American Water
demonstrates its commitment to optimizing treatment and system operation
to increase protection against microbial contamination. Nationally, just
over 400 surface water treatment plants are part of EPA’s Partnership
for Safe Water Program.

“We are extremely proud that American Water accounts for about 20
percent of the participating plants, and has received more Partnership
for Safe Water awards than any other utility nationwide,” noted Hauk.
“Our Illinois team is part this effort to deliver clean water for life
that is also safe, reliable, and affordable, because our customers
deserve nothing less.”

About Illinois American Water

Illinois 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/or wastewater services to
approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a
customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research
laboratory in Belleville.

With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and
most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water and wastewater
utility company. The company employs more than 6,700 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 by
visiting www.amwater.com.

Contacts

Illinois American Water
Karen Cotton, 309-566-4126
[email protected]