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New Jersey American Water (NYSE:AWK) broke ground on a new 22,517 square-foot operations center in Washington, New Jersey, aimed at boosting infrastructure, service reliability and resiliency for Warren and Morris counties.

Construction is slated to begin in November 2025 with completion expected by December 2026, weather permitting. The facility will house local employees, allow future growth, and is projected to contribute approximately $95,000 annually in property taxes to Washington borough. The company serves more than 31,000 customers across the region and has provided community support in the area since 1987.

California American Water (NYSE:AWK) is continuing a $1.4 million meter installation project in the Fruitridge Vista Water District that began in late September and runs through mid-January 2026. The work installs new residential water meters to improve service reliability, enhance billing accuracy, and support California’s water efficiency goals.

Customers will transition from flat-rate billing to metered service after completion, receive advance notice when backyard access is required, and may experience brief weekday service interruptions or temporary traffic/parking restrictions near work zones. The company emphasizes safety and minimizing disruption during the rollout.

Pennsylvania American Water (NYSE:AWK) completed the acquisition of Appalachian Utilities water system for approximately $3.5 million on Oct. 27, 2025. The system serves about 1,450 customer connections in Lock Haven, Avis Borough, and Pine Creek and Dunnstable townships in Clinton County. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved the sale on Sept. 11, 2025. Pennsylvania American Water plans to invest more than $6.2 million over five years to meet regulatory, safety and security standards and will initially adopt the system’s existing rates. The company also welcomed the system’s three full-time employees and said eligible customers can access assistance including the H2O Help to Others Program™ (grants up to $500/year).

American Water (NYSE: AWK) and Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) will combine in an all‑stock, tax‑free merger to create a regulated U.S. water and wastewater utility with a pro forma market capitalization of ~$40 billion and enterprise value of ~$63 billion (as of Oct 24, 2025).

The combined company will serve ~4.7 million water/wastewater connections across 17 states, a combined water/wastewater rate base of ~$29.3 billion, and will include Peoples Natural Gas operations. Essential shareholders will receive 0.305 American Water shares per Essential share; post-close ownership is ~69% AWK / 31% Essential. Transaction expected accretive to AWK EPS in year one and to maintain 7–9% long‑term EPS and DPS growth.

New Jersey American Water (NYSE:AWK) reached an agreement to acquire Gordon’s Corner Water Company, a private utility serving about 15,000 customers in parts of Colts Neck, Manalapan and Marlboro townships. The companies plan to gradually connect Gordon’s Corner to AWK’s Monmouth system to add redundancy and help ensure adequate water supply, particularly during peak tourism and irrigation months.

The deal will transfer Gordon’s Corner shareholders into AWK common stock via merger, adopt Gordon’s Corner’s current rates at closing, offer employment to roughly 20 employees, and seeks approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. The transaction is expected to close by mid-2026.

American Water (NYSE: AWK) participated in the 2025 Leadership Conference for Women in Water & Wastewater hosted virtually by EUCI on October 21-22, 2025. Denise Venuti Free, VP of External Communications, spoke on the panel Confidence and Executive Presence, sharing leadership lessons on authenticity, clarity, and empathetic decision-making. Emily Zidanic, Senior Supervisor of Operations at New Jersey American Water, spoke on Breaking Barriers: Building Support and Challenging the Status Quo. The company framed participation as part of its commitment to uplifting voices, sharing knowledge, and advancing equity across the water and wastewater sector.

Pennsylvania American Water (NYSE:AWK) was awarded $64,396,571 in PENNVEST grants and low‑interest loans on October 16, 2025 to fund four water infrastructure projects in Butler, Columbia, Fayette and Monroe counties.

Key items: a $28.5M Butler loan to upgrade Oneida Valley filter trains (20‑year loan; 1.743% first five years, 2.179% thereafter); replacement of ~389 lead service lines in Fayette County funded by a $2.99M grant and $2.41M loan (245‑month loan at 1%); and two PFAS remediation projects totaling more than $30.4M in grants and loans in Columbia and Monroe counties.

American Water (NYSE: AWK) highlighted its participation in the 11th annual Imagine a Day Without Water campaign, urging conservation and community action to protect water and wastewater resources. The company said it will invest $40–$42 billion over the next ten years in infrastructure upgrades to strengthen system reliability and resiliency across the U.S.

American Water reiterated its commitment to safe, clean, reliable, and affordable service and noted available flexible billing and financial assistance programs for customers facing hardship. The release includes links to conservation tips, source-water protection resources, and a related blog post.

Pennsylvania American Water (NYSE:AWK) expanded commercial payment assistance for businesses across Pennsylvania, offering case-by-case installment plans to help qualifying non-residential accounts repay past-due balances.

More than 100 commercial installment plans have been completed and over 300 are currently open. The program was developed with input from the Pennsylvania Office of Small Business Advocate and is supported by the National Federation of Independent Business to help small businesses manage rising utility costs.

Business customers in financial hardship can contact Customer Service at 1-800-565-7292 for plan options; residential assistance remains available via the H2O Help to Others program at pennsylvaniaamwater.com/H2O.