August 19, 2011
American Water Raises Wastewater Compliance, Cuts Emissions Intensity
American Water raised its wastewater compliance rate in 2010 and held its drinking water compliance rate steady at 99.9 percent, according to the company’s first full corporate responsibility report.
The largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility in the U.S. said it raised its compliance rate for wastewater from 99.5 to 99.6 percent last year.
The company said that EPA statistics show its performance to be far better than the industry average over the last several years. In 2009, American Water was 23 times better than the industry average for….
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