EXHIBIT 23 Consent of Independent Accountants We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-62438) of American Water Works Company, Inc. of our report dated June 20, 1997 which appears on page 6 of this Form 11-K. PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Thirty South Seventeenth Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 June 20, 1997