Consumer Confidence Reports Show Excellent Water Quality in California

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California American Water published the 2018 Consumer Confidence Reports, which demonstrate high quality water service throughout its state districts. The annual reports compare California American Water’s water quality with standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water.

The reports also cover drinking water sources, public health information, substances detected in the water and the levels of those substances. Commonly asked questions and answers concerning drinking water are also included.

The reports continue a new design that feature illustrated sections of common containments and simple-to-read explanations of the various technical terms within the document.

“We are pleased to announce that our 2018 reports demonstrate excellent water quality that meet and exceed all regulatory standards,” said Rich Svindland, President of California American Water. “We hope that customers will find these reports as educational and helpful in answering the questions they may have about the state of their water.”

Customers can look up their water quality reports by zip code by visiting: www.californiaamwater.com/water-quality.

California American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), provides high quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 690,000 California residents. Information regarding California American Water’s service areas can be found on the company’s website www.californiaamwater.com.

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 7,100 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to more than 14 million people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.