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Over 15,500 Illinois Households Benefited from Illinois American Water's Customer Assistance Programs in 2020 and 2021


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Approximately $4 million provided to assist customers and help prevent service interruption

Over the last two years, Illinois American Water helped more than 15,500 residential customers receive financial assistance to help keep water service flowing. The support came through the Company’s customer assistance program, H 2 O Help to Others, as well as customer grants credited to qualifying accounts.

“We understand it can be hard to get back on track once an account falls behind. We want to help our customers receive the assistance they need and avoid service interruption,” said Beth Matthews, Vice President of Operations.

Illinois American Water’s H 2 O Help to Others program offers financial assistance to residential customers in need. The program is administered by Salvation Army agencies within the company’s service area. Information, including Salvation Army contact information, can be found online at illinoisamwater.com under Customer Service & Billing in the Customer Assistance Program section. The H 2 O Help to Others program provides customers who have experienced a financial hardship up to $200 in assistance, regardless of income.

Matthews explained, “Our customer assistance program is not based on income to support an inclusive approach for all of our residential customers who may be experiencing a hardship. It’s important we do what we can to help.”

The H 2 O Help to Others program is supported by contributions from Illinois American Water as well as contributions from customers. Information regarding the program and how to donate is included on Illinois American Water’s customer bills.

In addition to financial assistance, customers may also qualify to enroll in a payment plan to pay the balance of their bill over time. The company also offers budget billing so residential customers can pay a fixed monthly payment over a period of 12 months. Customers are not automatically enrolled in these programs and must call 800-422-2782 to enroll. More information can be found at illinoisamwater.com .

Customers may also be eligible for assistance through a new federal program - Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). LIHWAP is a new, temporary federal emergency program to help qualifying low-income customers pay their overdue water and wastewater bills. Qualifying customers can receive one crisis grant each for water service and wastewater service. More information is available at https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/CommunityServices/HomeWeatherization/CommunityActionAgencies/Pages/default.aspx . Customers can also contact the LIHWAP hotline at 877-411-WARM (9276).

About Illinois American Water - Illinois 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 wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water (NYSE:AWK) is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs approximately 6,400 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and regulated-like drinking water and wastewater services to an estimated 14 million people in 25 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to help keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter , Facebook and LinkedIn .

ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER RANKED HIGHEST IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
WITH LARGE WATER UTILITIES IN THE MIDWEST FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW.
For J.D. Power 2021 award information, visit jdpower.com/awards .

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Media: Karen Cotton, Sr. Manager External Communications, [email protected]

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