Missouri American Water Lifts Water Conservation Request In South St. Louis County Area
May 04 2017 - 10:55AM
Business Wire
Missouri American Water is lifting its request for water
conservation that was issued to South St. Louis County customers on
May 1 as a result of flooding on the Meramec River.
“We thank our customers for their water conservation efforts
during this record-setting flood,” said St. Louis County Operations
Director Grant Evitts. “I also want to thank our employees, many of
whom have been working long shifts during this difficult time to
ensure that our customers never lost water or pressure. Most
importantly, they’ve been doing so safely, with no injuries
reported.”
Flooding had threatened to impact the river intake pumps that
draw water from the Meramec River to the company’s South Plant, in
Fenton, potentially leading to a plant shutdown. Missouri American
Water asked customers to conserve water as a precautionary measure
to help maintain good water pressure in the South County water
system. Though the water came within inches of the pumps, it
fortunately never quite reached them and South Plant was able to
continue operation throughout the flooding.
Customers in the region will be receiving automated calls
alerting them of the conservation request being lifted.
Missouri American Water
Missouri American Water, a 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 approximately 1.5 million people.
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 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 by visiting www.amwater.com.
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