Hamilton Sludge Pellet plant tour

For Immediate Release


Public Invited to Open House for
Proposed Pelletizer


Homeowners, businesses, and
citizens are invited to tour
proposed pelletizer plant and ask
questions of the facility's management


HAMILTON, Ontario, October 9, 2002 ---- American Water Services Canada
Corporation (AWSC) is
inviting the public to an Open House at its proposed fertilizer plant at

2380 Brampton Street in Hamilton
on Wednesday, October 16 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Senior management
from AWSC will be on-hand
to take the public through the proposed facility and answer any
questions they might have.

"We invite our neighbours to meet with us and discuss any concerns they

may have," said Phil Sidhwa,
Vice President, AWSC. "We are excited about the opportunity to offer
our municipal clients this new
option for treated biosolids. We want to introduce ourselves to the
community and answer their
questions first-hand."

American Water Services has been engaged in water and wastewater
utilities operations for more than
50 years and operates over 1,300 large and small facilities throughout
North America. AWSC provides a
broad range of services including: water and wastewater operations and
maintenance; engineering
services; biosolids management; underground infrastructure services; and

carbon regeneration.



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For further information contact:



Phil Sidhwa, Vice President, American Water Services Canada Corporation
(905) 572-5908