
	American Water&nbsp;is a&nbsp;public utility&nbsp;company operating in the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1886 as the&nbsp;American Water Works &amp; Guarantee Company.&nbsp;In 1947 it was reorganized as&nbsp;American Water Works Company, Inc. The company was a subsidiary of the German-based&nbsp;RWE Group&nbsp;from 2001 to 2008, but the company was divested on April 23, 2008 in an&nbsp;IPO&nbsp;on the&nbsp;NYSE.
