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American Water Works Company, Inc.

A provider of water and wastewater services, American Water is the largest publicly-traded water utility in the United States, serving millions of people across more than a dozen states. It was founded in 1886 in Pennsylvania by brothers James and William Kuhn, who built a business of buying up and managing local water systems; the "Guarantee" in its original name, American Water Works & Guarantee Company, reflected its role as a parent firm backing those utilities financially. It also runs water systems on military installations under long-term contracts.