Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Kennedy Melanie M

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/1/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

American Water Works Company, Inc. [AWK]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1025 LAUREL OAK ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Human Resources /

(Street)

VOORHEES, NJ 08043

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	3251 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	12/31/2018	Common Stock	1114	$34.12	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	12/31/2019	Common Stock	1776	$39.45	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	12/31/2020	Common Stock	2053	$44.06	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁵⁾	12/31/2021	Common Stock	1990	$52.75	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁶⁾	12/31/2022	Common Stock	1969	$65.15	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	890 of the shares indicated are restricted stock units issued under the American Water Works Company, Inc. ("American Water") 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), which settle solely in shares of American Water common stock on a one share per unit basis. The restricted stock units vest on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
( 2)	This option was issued under the Plan and vested in three equal installments on January 1, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
( 3)	This option was issued under the Plan and vested in three equal installments on January 1, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
( 4)	This option was issued under the Plan and vested in three equal installments on January 1, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
( 5)	This option was issued under the Plan and vests in three equal installments on January 1, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
( 6)	This option was issued under the Plan and vests in three equal installments on January 1, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kennedy Melanie M 1025 LAUREL OAK ROAD VOORHEES, NJ 08043			SVP, Human Resources

Signatures
/s/ Jeffrey M. Taylor, as attorney-in-fact for Melanie M. Kennedy		3/3/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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