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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Water Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic nonprofit organization established by American Water (NYSE: AWK), and California American Water announced today that the Foundation has awarded a $20,000 Workforce Development Grant to Resources for Independent Living (RIL), a Sacramento-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to achieve independent and self-directed lives.

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va., Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- West Virginia American Water is pleased to announce a $166,000 infrastructure upgrade project on Lakota Road in Fayetteville.

Discharge stopped after generator power was restored following Hurricane Lala outage  HONOLULU, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaii American Water reports that approximately 717,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater were discharged through the company's outfall at Sandy Beach following a power outage associated with Tropical Storm Lala. The discharge began yesterday at approximately 3:45 p.m.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- California American Water remains committed to providing customers with high-quality, reliable service. Through continued infrastructure investments, the company is strengthening system reliability and helping ensure dependable water service for customers.

Funding provided by the American Water Charitable Foundation through its  State Strategic Impact Grant Program VENTURA, Calif., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Water Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic nonprofit organization established by American Water (NYSE: AWK), and California American Water, announced today that the Foundation has awarded a $5,000 State Strategic Impact Grant to the Ventura County Family Justice Center Foundation, a Ventura-based nonprofit providing ongoing resources and programs for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder and dependent adult abuse, hate crimes, human trafficking, and other violent crimes in Ventura County.

New Jersey American Water partners with four nonprofit organizations to support career readiness, STEM education and workforce development programs CAMDEN, N.J., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Water Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit organization established by American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., recently announced four organizations supporting communities served by New Jersey American Water received grants, including two Workforce Readiness grants and two STEM Education grants.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- California American Water remains committed to delivering high-quality, reliable water service to its customers. Through ongoing infrastructure investments, the company continues to strengthen system reliability and help ensure dependable service for the communities it serves.

BELLEVILLE, Ill., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Water Charitable Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit organization established by American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., in collaboration with Illinois American Water, announced today that the Foundation has awarded over $30,000 in grants to 11 United Way organizations serving communities throughout Illinois American Water's service territory, including: Heart of Illinois United Way Streator Area United Way United Way of Blackhawk Region United Way of Champaign County United Way of Greater St. Louis United Way of Livingston County United Way of Logan County United Way of Metropolitan Chicago United Way of Pekin United Way of Southern Illinois United Way of Whiteside County "Support from the American Water Charitable Foundation and Illinois American Water will help to strengthen critical programs that the United Way supports, like addressing health, financial stability, and basic needs of our neighbors in the Metro East and throughout Southeastern Illinois," said Michelle Tucker, President & CEO, United Way of Greater St. Louis.

CAMDEN, N.J. and BRYN MAWR, Pa.

More than $1 billion in planned system upgrades will strengthen water and wastewater infrastructure, while expanded affordability programs offer additional support for eligible customers MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania American Water is encouraging customers to learn more about new water and wastewater rates taking effect this week and the company's expanded customer assistance program available to help eligible households manage their bills.