# Who does American Water Works pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/american-water-works · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-24T03:46:35.083003+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: American Water Works's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include Kuraray plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 3 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-24).

### Essential Utilities (high)
- metric: share exchange ratio 0.305 AWK shares per WTRG share · proposed merger announced 2025-10-26 · American Water common shares to be issued for each eligible Essential Utilities common share
- note: American Water is pursuing a stock-for-stock merger that would make Essential Utilities a wholly owned subsidiary. Kentucky approved the transaction in April 2026, but additional regulatory conditions remain and the merger has not yet closed.
- [confirms] TokenPost (KO, news, published 2026-04-29) https://www.tokenpost.kr/news/market/354336: "The transaction is an all-stock merger first announced on October 27, 2025."
- [confirms] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EN, filing, published 2026-02-18) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063626000034/awk-20251231.htm: "Essential's shareholders will receive 0.305 shares of parent company common stock for each eligible share."

### 구라레 (high)  → /kuraray.md
- note: Kuraray's wholly owned subsidiary Calgon Carbon exclusively supplies granular activated carbon, equipment and reactivation services for PFAS treatment at more than 50 American Water sites in 10 states. The nine-year agreement runs through 2033.
- [confirms] American Water (EN, ir, published 2025-01-15) https://newsroom.amwater.com/2025-01-15-American-Water-and-Calgon-Carbon-Finalize-Supply-Agreement-to-Support-PFAS-Treatment-in-10-States: "Calgon Carbon, a wholly owned Kuraray subsidiary, signed a nine-year exclusive supply contract covering more than 50 sites."

### Fairfax Water (high)
- note: American Water's Fort Belvoir system purchases treated water from Fairfax Water for distribution across the installation. This is a named supplier relationship within the $189 million of purchased-water cost reported for 2025, but the counterparty-specific amount is not disclosed.
- [mentions] U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EN, filing, published 2026-02-18) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063626000034/awk-20251231.htm: "Purchased water was $189 million in 2025."
- [confirms] American Water (EN, ir, published 2024-10-04) https://www.amwater.com/corp/products-services/military-services/fort-belvoir/: "The water system distributes water purchased from the Fairfax County Water Authority."

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