American Water secures contract for Utah airforce base

American Water Works Company’s military services group has won an approximately $288m 50-year contract for ownership, operation and maintenance of the water and wastewater systems at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, US.

American Water president and CEO Jeff Sterba said: "We will now be serving ten installations across the country and are committed to providing our servicemen and women and their families with reliable, high-quality water and wastewater services for the next five decades and beyond."

American Water’s military services group, part of its contract operations group, also operates and maintains the water and/or wastewater assets at Fort AP Hill, Virginia, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Fort Rucker, Alabama, Fort Meade, Maryland, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Fort Hood, Texas and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

American Water military services group president Jimmy Sheridan said that the group’s growing portfolio clearly demonstrates its ability to provide military bases with solutions to best manage their systems.

The group provides water and wastewater services to military installations across the country as part of the federal government’s Utilities Privatization Program.