Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Kennedy Melanie M
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Water Works Company, Inc. [AWK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1025 LAUREL OAK ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Human Resources
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

VOORHEES, NJ 08043		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,251 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 12/31/2018 Common Stock 1,114 $ 34.12 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 12/31/2019 Common Stock 1,776 $ 39.45 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 12/31/2020 Common Stock 2,053 $ 44.06 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 12/31/2021 Common Stock 1,990 $ 52.75 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 12/31/2022 Common Stock 1,969 $ 65.15 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kennedy Melanie M
1025 LAUREL OAK ROAD
VOORHEES, NJ 08043		       SVP, Human Resources  

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey M. Taylor, as attorney-in-fact for Melanie M. Kennedy 03/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 890 of the shares indicated are restricted stock units issued under the American Water Works Company, Inc. ("American Water") 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), which settle solely in shares of American Water common stock on a one share per unit basis. The restricted stock units vest on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.
(2) This option was issued under the Plan and vested in three equal installments on January 1, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
(3) This option was issued under the Plan and vested in three equal installments on January 1, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
(4) This option was issued under the Plan and vested in three equal installments on January 1, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(5) This option was issued under the Plan and vests in three equal installments on January 1, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
(6) This option was issued under the Plan and vests in three equal installments on January 1, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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