VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American
Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and
wastewater utility company, today announced Dr. Mark LeChevallier,
director of Innovation & Environmental Stewardship, and Mark Strauss,
senior vice president, Corporate Strategy and Business Development will
participate in the United States Conference of Mayors Water Council
Spring meeting in Santa Barbara, California, on April 13 and 14.
LeChevallier
will present on “Technology and Emerging Challenges for Local Water
Managers” and discuss American Water’s Innovation
Development Process, the advantages of the company’s footprint and
technical expertise, and some examples of American Water’s recent
innovations.
On Friday, Apr 14, Strauss will present on the topic, “Public Water
Infrastructure Investment and Finance” and discuss American Water’s
commitment to addressing our nation's infrastructure challenges and how
it is critical that the public and private sectors work together to
develop solutions.
The primary purpose of the Mayors Water Council (MWC) is to assist local
governments in providing high quality water resources in a cost
effective manner. The MWC provides a forum for local governments to
share information on water technology, management methods, operational
experience, and financing of infrastructure development. The MWC also
provides a forum to assist local government in exploring competition and
public-private partnership approaches, and alternative methods of
financing water infrastructure development.
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.
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