American Water Works : PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER TO LAUNCH PILOT FOR FREE LEAD TESTING FOR CITY OF PITTSBURGH CUSTOMERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gary Lobaugh

Pennsylvania American Water

T: 724.873.3674

gary.lobaugh@amwater.com

"Pennsylvania American Water has employed proven corrosion control treatment methods for the more than 30 years in our Greater Pittsburgh service areas, and during that time period our finished, and sampled water, has always been in compliance with regulatory standards," said Pennsylvania American Water President Jeffrey McIntyre. "This pilot program is about providing our Pittsburgh customers with continued confidence and peace of mind about the water we provide them every day."

Pennsylvania American Water will be recruiting customers living in single-family homes built before 1988, with lead services, or copper plumbing with lead solder, from its Pittsburgh City Council Districts. The company will assign priority to customer households with expectant mothers or children under the age of six, and customers whose properties match the age/material criteria considered most susceptible under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Lead and Copper Rule testing guidelines.

Pennsylvania American Water will provide its' City of Pittsburgh customers information about the testing program via an insert in their June 2017 water bills. Customers can contact Pennsylvania American Water's customer service center at 1-800-565-7292 about participating in the pilot, or they can contact their City Council member for information. You can find more information about lead and drinking water on the company's website at https://amwater.com/paaw/water-quality/lead-and-drinking-water.

The company will coordinate the distribution and pickup of lead sampling kits at qualified households. Test results will be provided to customers within four weeks after water samples are collected. The samples will be analyzed by American Water's Central Laboratory, which is accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and US Environmental Protection Agency. The pilot is scheduled to conclude August 18, 2017.

Pennsylvania 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 2.3 million people. 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 6,800 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.

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