California American Water Nears Completion of its Storage Tank Project in Rosemont

California American Water Nears Completion of its Storage Tank Project in
Rosemont
New tank will help meet peak demand and fire protection

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- California American Water and its
contractors are in the final stages of constructing an $8.6 million storage
tank, well, treatment and booster station along the Jackson Highway in
Rosemont.

Once completed, residents there will benefit from the significant increase in
water storage capacity this project will bring, which will be critical in
maintaining supply during peak demand and ensuring adequate fire flow
protection.

"It's been a large, comprehensive project to improve water quality, storage
and pressure," said Andy Soule, California American Water's Northern Division
General Manager. "Rosemont customers will see real benefits when the project
is completed. We appreciate the patience and understanding they have shown
while work has progressed on this project."

Completed are the project's new well site and main storage tank along with all
of its supporting piping and pumps. The steel storage tank will hold in excess
of 1.8 million gallons of water and works in conjunction with the filter plant
to treat and process water from the new well. The project also comes equipped
with a booster pumping station rated at 3000 gallons per minute and a stand-by
generator.

Currently under construction are the chemical and treatment facilities and the
project's more than 900-foot transmission main, which is expected to take
about two additional months to construct. After this is finished, California
American Water will improve the site with new landscaping around the project
site in accordance with local regulations and community standards.

California American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:
AWK), provides 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

Evan Jacobs, +1-707-495-6135, evan.jacobs@amwater.com, for California American
Water