Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of
Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of
title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned
officers of American Water Works Company, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify that:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully
complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information
contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company.



Dated: November 14, 2002	\s\ J. James Barr
	J. James Barr
	Chief Executive Officer



Dated: November 14, 2002	\s\ Ellen C. Wolf
	Ellen C. Wolf
	Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely
pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of
title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as
part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.


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