secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)
CIK:        0001410636
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001410636-26-000053
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Maryland American Water granted ~$2M annualized rate increase by MD PSC
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- MDPSC approves consolidated annualized water revenue increase of ~$2 million; $1M effective Feb 26, 2026, remainder Jan 1, 2027.
- Rate case supports ~$22 million in completed capital infrastructure investments since last rate approval in 2019.
- First rate adjustment since 2019; Maryland American Water serves ~24,000 customers.
- Approved ROE of 9.75%, common equity ratio 52.32% per joint settlement.
- Residential bill in Bel Air to rise ~$10/month in 2026 and another ~$10/month in 2027.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063626000053/0001410636-26-000053-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063626000053/awk-20260226.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-26-000053

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