FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Cameron Sharon 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/27/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol American Water Works Company, Inc. [AWK] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1025 LAUREL OAK ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, AW Enterprises 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) VOORHEES, NJ 08043 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 3,557 (1) (2) (3) (4) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	01/01/2010	12/31/2013	Common Stock	5,303	$ 21.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	01/01/2011	12/31/2014	Common Stock	5,788	$ 21.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	12/31/2015	Common Stock	8,153	$ 20.7	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	12/31/2016	Common Stock	6,222	$ 21.51	D	Â
Performance Stock Unit	  (7)	12/31/2011	Common Stock	1,461	$ (7)	D	Â
Performance Stock Unit	  (8)	12/31/2012	Common Stock	1,162	$ (8)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cameron Sharon 1025 LAUREL OAK ROAD VOORHEES, NJ 08043	Â	Â	  President, AW Enterprises	Â

Signatures

/s/ Karen K. Pettiford-Wilson by Power of Attorney		09/29/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents 2000 shares purchased pursuant to American Water Works Company, Inc.'s Reserved Share Program upon the closing of its initial public offering.
(2)	Represents 673 shares, less 260 shares withheld for taxes, awarded in connection with the initial public offering of American Water Works Company, Inc. The restricted stock units vested on January 1, 2010.
(3)	Represents award of 761 restricted stock units that will vest on January 1, 2011.
(4)	Represents 383 shares purchased through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(5)	The options vest in three equal installments on January 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
(6)	The options vest in three equal installments on January 1, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
(7)	Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of American Water's (the "Company") common stock. The actual number of performance stock units that may be earned will be based on the Company's actual total stockholder return ("TSR") relative to the performance of the other companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Utility Index over the three-year performance period beginning on January 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2011.
(8)	Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of American Water's (the "Company") common stock. The actual number of performance stock units that may be earned will be based on the Company's actual total stockholder return ("TSR") relative to the performance of the other companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Utility Index over the three-year performance period beginning on January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2012. The number of performance stock units reported is equal to the target number of performance stock units that may be earned.

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