American Water Set to Collaborate and Share Insights at 2017 NARUC Summer Policy Summit
July 14 2017 - 1:22PM
Business Wire
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded
water and wastewater utility company, announced today the company
will play an active role in the National Association of Regulatory
Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC) Summer Policy Summit from July 16 –
19, 2017, in San Diego. American Water will have a strong
presence at the conference with several expert presenters.
On July 17, President and Chief Executive Officer Susan Story
will participate in a panel entitled “Innovative Technologies
across Utility Sectors.” This session will focus on how utilities
are leveraging innovative technologies to achieve better customer
service, greater resiliency, and efficiency. The panel will discuss
innovative approaches from the nuclear, water, solar, and energy
angles.
Also that day, Rich Svindland, president, California American
Water, will participate in a panel on using desalination as a water
source. He will discuss the technology behind desalination as well
as provide an update on the progress of California American Water’s
Monterey Peninsula desalination project.
On July 18, Zia Bukhari, a senior scientist with American Water,
will participate in a panel titled, “Beyond Lead: Emerging
Contaminants and Meeting Customer Expectations." This panel will
examine the health risks of microbial and chemical contamination
and explore possible regulatory and technological solutions.
Later that day, Jim Jenkins, vice president of Regulatory &
Public Policy, will participate in a panel regarding "Ratemaking
and Cloud Computing." The session will explore the treatment of
cloud computing service costs by regulators in the ratemaking
process.
Each year in July, NARUC convenes a series of meetings that
provide in-depth analysis of policy issues that are relevant to
state utility regulators as well as stakeholder groups and federal
regulators. Formerly known as the Summer Committee Meetings, this
event draws national experts and policymakers to a forum that
upholds the tenets of serving the public interest: safe, reliable,
and affordable service. NARUC members are focused on learning and
sharing best practices, ensuring that the important role of state
regulators is understood and appreciated on the national stage, and
advancing key resolutions that will influence policy.
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 6,800
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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