California American Water has injected over 240 acre-feet (approximately 78 million gallons) of excess Carmel River flows into the Seaside Groundwater Basin since the ASR season began on December 26, 2025, building on last year’s 715 acre-feet (233 million gallons) of stored water. The network of wells, pumps and booster stations along the Carmel River, together with new conveyance infrastructure on General Jim Moore Boulevard, leverages the area’s sedimentary rock to create natural subsurface reservoirs. Company leadership emphasizes that these investments—combined with an approved desalination project and water recycling initiatives—will stabilize supply during future dry spells, reduce reliance on costly emergency imports and support long-term rate stability for 700,000 customers in Pacific Grove and surrounding communities.

In response to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s expansion of a drought watch to 40 counties, Pennsylvania American Water has asked customers in 21 service counties—including Lancaster, Monroe and Butler—to reduce nonessential water use by 10–15% (about 11–16 gallons per day per household). With current supplies adequate but vulnerable to worsening conditions, the utility’s outreach leverages its Wise Water Use web resources, free leak detection kits and partnerships with the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Serving roughly 2.4 million people, the company aims to smooth seasonal demand, limit peak-season stress on treatment facilities and defer potential capital expenditures on emergency supply upgrades—all measures designed to protect operational margins and support predictable revenue streams for investors.