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Illinois American Water Announces More than $280 Million Invested in 2025 Statewide Infrastructure Upgrades

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AWK The article highlights Illinois American Water's significant investment of over $280 million in infrastructure upgrades in 2025, demonstrating a commitment to reliability and quality. As a subsidiary, this reflects positively on the parent company, American Water (AWK), suggesting ongoing capital deployment for service improvement and long-term growth.

Strengthening System Reliability and Water Quality for Customers

BELLEVILLE, Ill., Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to high-quality service, Illinois American Water invested more than $280 million in upgrades and improvements to water and wastewater systems in 2025 throughout its service area across Illinois.

"Delivering safe, clean and reliable water and wastewater service requires consistent, proactive investment in our systems," said Rebecca Losli, President, Illinois American Water. "These investments are focused on strengthening reliability, modernizing aging infrastructure, increasing resiliency, and minimizing service disruptions for our customers across the state. By continuing to invest in our systems today, we position us to continue delivering superior service that the communities we serve expect and deserve, well into the future."

Infrastructure improvements support critical upgrades throughout the company's water and wastewater systems, including treatment plants, tanks, pump stations, pipelines, and metering equipment. Such investment also infuses local economies. Studies have shown that for every $1 million invested in water infrastructure, 10 jobs are created.

Illinois American Water system improvements in 2025 include:

Illinois American Water continues to make long-term investments in the communities it serves, modernizing aging infrastructure to strengthen service for residents. From 2013 to 2025, Illinois American Water invested nearly $2.5 billion toward infrastructure and capital improvements across the state, updating aging systems and replacing or installing more than 203 miles of water main.

To learn more about these investments and additional projects underway across Illinois, visit: illinoisamwater.com > News & Community > Investing in Your Infrastructure

About American Water

American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable, and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water's 6,700 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders.

For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.

About Illinois American Water

Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is the largest regulated water utility in the state, providing safe, clean, and reliable water and wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville.

SOURCE American Water