American Water's Paul Gagliardo To Participate In WaterVent Forum

Voorhees, NJ -- American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, today announced Paul Gagliardo, M.P.H., P.E., manager of Innovation Development, will participate in WaterVent on April 21-22 in Philadelphia, PA.

Gagliardo will join other industry leaders on a panel to discuss how water utilities innovate. Gagliardo will discuss American Water’s Innovation Development Process, the advantages of the company’s footprint and technical expertise, and some examples of American Water’s recent innovations.

WaterVent offers a unique approach for pre-qualified entrepreneur-investor matching. By providing a balanced ratio of entrepreneurs to investors, WaterVent creates an intimate setting that is customized to the business need of each event participant.

Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Marking its 130th anniversary this year, the company employs more than 6,700 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found at www.amwater.com.