inc. type public traded as nyse awk dow jones utility average component industry utilities water and wastewater founded 1886 founder james s. kuhn w.s kuhn headquarters voorhees new jersey united states key people susan story ceo and president products water revenue us 3.0 billion 2014 operating income us 1.00 billion 2014 net income us 423.1 million 2014 total assets us 16.1 billion 2014 total equity us 4.9 billion 2014 number of employees 6 400 2014 divisions california american water hawaii american water illinois american water indiana american water iowa american water kentucky american water new york american water maryland american water michigan american water missouri american water new jersey american water pennsylvania american water tennessee american water virginia american water west virginia american water american water contract services group american water military services group american water resources website american water corporate the iowa american water company plant in davenport iowa on the banks of the mississippi river american water is a public utility company operating in the united states and canada . it was founded in 1886 as the american water works & guarantee company . 1 in 1914 american water works and guarantee company became american water works and electric company . 1 in 1947 it was reorganized as american water works company inc. 2 the company was a subsidiary of the german based rwe group from 2001 to 2008 3 but the company was divested on april 23 2008 in an ipo on the nyse . 4 most of american water s services are locally managed utility subsidiaries that are regulated by the u.s. state in which each operates . american water also owns subsidiaries that manage municipal drinking water and wastewater systems under contract and others that supply businesses and residential communities with water management products and services . in 2003 american water established the american water military services group which serves as contracted water utility for several military bases in the united states . military services group works with the united states military to treat and supply water and to collect and treat wastewater for military installations all over the country . most recently american water military services group provides services to 11 military bases . with headquarters in voorhees new jersey american water has about 6 400 employees and provides services to approximately 15 million people in more than 45 u.s. states and ontario canada . contents 1 see also 2 references 2.1 further reading 3 external links see also edit public services references edit notes a b 125 years of history . american water . 2011 . retrieved 2015 07 11 . about american water rwe ag rwe group websites american water prices initial public offering general sources rwe plans to sell two water utilities water company makes case for ipo 1 http www.amwaterresources.com products and services military services index.html further reading edit cross gilbert 1991 . a dynasty of water the story of american water works company . voorhees n.j. american water works co. isbn 0961904917 . external links edit american water.com company history v t e dow jones utility average components aes american electric power american water works company centerpoint consolidated edison dominion duke edison international exelon firstenergy nextera nisource pg & e pseg southern company this corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title american water company & oldid 678773236 categories companies in the dow jones utility averagewater companies of the united statesrwecompanies listed on the new york stock exchangecompanies established in 1886voorhees township new jerseycompany stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa olsvenska edit links this page was last modified on 31 august 2015 at 14 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view