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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001410636-25-000177"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWK"
cik: "0001410636"
company_name: "American Water Works Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:50:56.865689+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Virginia-American Water files $21.9M rate request, citing $115M in capital investments

## Summary
- Seeks annual revenue increase of $21.9M from Virginia SCC, based on 10.75% ROE and 51.79% equity ratio.
- Request driven by more than $115M in water and wastewater system investments from May 2025 through April 2027.
- Interim rates proposed effective May 1, 2026; difference between interim and final rates subject to refund.
- Average residential bill would rise about $11/month if approved as filed; last rate case was November 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001410636-25-000177
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWK
- cik: 0001410636
- company_name: American Water Works Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063625000177/0001410636-25-000177-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063625000177/awk-20251103.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-25-000177.txt

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