CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER ANNOUNCES NEW PAYMENT LOCATION IN CORONADO

Customers have a new location to pay their water bill CORONADO, CA (July 14, 2009) – Customers in California American Water’s San Diego service area have a new bill payment location available to them. California American Water customers are now able to make payments at the Coronado Mail and Parcel Center located at 1033 B Avenue, Suite 101 in the city of Coronado. Coronado Mail and Parcel’s hours are 8:30am – 5:30pm Monday through Friday and 10:00am -3:00pm on Saturday. “We are happy that Coronado Mail and Parcel has partnered with us and become a payment center for our customers,” says Brian Bruce, San Diego County District Operations Manager, “Coronado Mail and Parcel will accept payments by check or cash. We encourage our customers to take advantage of the added convenience this service brings.” In addition to the Coronado location, customers can make payments in Imperial Beach at California American Water’s San Diego County Operations Center located at 1019 Cherry Avenue from 8:30am – 4:15pm Monday through Friday. Customers can still mail payments to the address on their bill or make a credit card payment over the phone by calling California American Water’s 24-hour Customer Service Center at 888-237-1333. California American Water’s San Diego county service district includes approximately, 21,000 households and businesses, serving a population of about 95,000 people in the cities of Coronado, Imperial Beach, and portions of South San Diego and Chula Vista. California American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more than 600,000 people. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com. # # #