Missouri American Water Presents 2016 Environmental Grant to The Open Space Council

WHAT: Missouri American Water President Cheryl Norton will present a check in the amount of $5,600 to the Open Space Council and its Executive Director Katherine Dockery. Funds will be used for the Council’s Hands-On Meramec Watershed Restoration, which is a volunteer stewardship day in the Meramec Watershed near Arnold in which participants remove debris left by flooding in December and perform public education events focused on clean waterways.

WHEN & WHERE:
3:30 p.m. June 30 at the Flamm City Boat Ramp at 1100 Telegraph Rd, Arnold, Mo. 63010.

WHY: Flooding in Dec. 2015 hit the St. Louis region, particularly areas along the Meramec River, extremely hard. Homes and businesses flooded, and St. Louis County has identified Widman County Park and the surrounding area as needing additional cleanup assistance.

The Missouri American Water Environmental Grant Program is an annual program that began in 2005. It is available to organizations within a Missouri American Water service territory that have a project that serves to protect and sustain our environment, in particular watersheds. A total of five grants were awarded to applicants across the state.

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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.

American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Marking its 130th anniversary this year, the company employs 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.