HomeServe USA (HomeServe), a leading provider of home emergency repair service plans, today announced an agreement with Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company to offer optional Water Service line, Sewer Septic line and Interior Plumbing & Drainage repair service plans to approximately 19,000 homeowners in the Apple Valley area.

"We're pleased to be able to offer our customers HomeServe's protection plans and spare them the inconvenience and expense these types of home emergencies can create," said Scott Weldy, General Manager and Vice President of Ranchos.

Customers with a HomeServe plan will have access to a Repair Hotline that is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A local area licensed and insured contractor will then be dispatched right to their homes for repairs. The optional protection plans available to Apple Valley Ranchos customers are priced between $5.25 and $10.49 a month. As part of the program, Apple Valley Ranchos customers will have the convenience of paying for services directly on their water bills.

Ranchos joins six other California-based utilities in offering HomeServe plans to their customers. As an established administrator of home emergency repair service plans in the state, HomeServe also serves over 200,000 homeowners holding more than 280,000 plans in California. HomeServe works with a network of over 65 independently owned, licensed, and qualified contractors across the state that are dispatched within their local communities to provide the repairs. On average, HomeServe dispatches a contractor to service a California customer every hour of every day.

"We're excited to expand our business in California and to work with Apple Valley Ranchos Water Co. to provide their customers this valuable protection," said Tom Rusin, CEO of HomeServe USA. "We hope to educate Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company customers about their responsibilities and the value of being prepared when a home emergency repair is needed."

Details about the new program will be mailed to Ranchos customers over the next week. For more information, contact HomeServe toll-free at 1-855-336-2462 or visit www.AVRserviceplans.com.

About Apple Valley Ranchos Water Co.

Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company delivers reliable, quality water service to about 63,000 people, in the town of Apple Valley and parts of San Bernardino County. Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company is a subsidiary of Park Water Company, based in Los Angeles County, which provides contracted and regulated water utility services. In addition to Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company, Park Water Company owns Mountain Water Company, which serves Missoula, Montanta. Park Water Company and its subsidiaries provide safe, reliable drinking water service to approximately 300,000 people.

About HomeServe

HomeServe USA Corp (HomeServe) is an independent provider of Emergency Repair Service Plans. For over a decade, the company has protected homeowners against the expense and inconvenience of water, sewer, electrical, HVAC and other home emergencies by providing affordable coverage and quality service. HomeServe, a Better Business Bureau Accredited Business, serves 1.5 million homeowners in the US and Canada and dedicates itself to being a customer-focused company providing best in class emergency repair plans through utility partners and directly to customers. For more information about HomeServe, please go to www.homeserveusa.com, follow us on www.twitter.com/homeserveusa and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/homeserveusa.

HomeServe USA
Myles Meehan, 203-356-4259
Myles.Meehan@homeserveusa.com
or
ICR, Inc. for HomeServe USA
Sari Martin, 646-277-1256
hsusa@icrinc.com