III. Parties

Joint applicants Cal-Am, American Water, Thames GmbH, and RWE Aktiengesellschaft (RWE) are the primary parties involved in this application.

A. Cal-Am

Cal-Am, a California corporation, is a Class A water utility authorized to provide water service within its service territory under its U-210-W Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Cal-Am currently serves approximately 170,000 customers in portions of the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, San Diego, Monterey, Sacramento, Placer, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma. Those customers are served through seven districts: Coronado, Felton, Larkfield, Los Angeles, Monterey, Sacramento, and Village. Its principal office is located in Chula Vista, California. Cal-Am is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water, consisting of less than 5% of American Water's regulated operations.

B. American Water

American Water, a Delaware corporation headquartered in New Jersey, provides water, wastewater, and other water resource management services, both regulated and non-regulated, to a population of approximately 18 million people in 29 states and Canada. American Water provides professional and staff services to its utility subsidiaries, including Cal-Am, through its wholly owned subsidiary American Water Works Service Company. American Water also provides cash management and debt funding to its subsidiaries through its wholly owned subsidiary American Water Capital Corporation (AWCC). Its principal office is located in Voorhees, New Jersey. American Water is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thames GmbH.

C. Thames GmbH

Thames GmbH, a Republic of Germany corporation headquartered in Essen, Germany, is a holding company for most of the water and wastewater operations of RWE. As such, Thames GmbH is the parent company of American Water which in turn, is the parent company of Cal-Am. Its principal office is located in Essen, Germany. Thames GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of RWE.

D. RWE

RWE, a Republic of Germany corporation headquartered in Essen, Germany, is an international multi-service parent company of a group of companies principally engaged in the business of electric power generation, trading, transmission and distribution of electric power; natural gas and crude oil exploration and production as well as natural gas transmission and distribution; and environmental and water related services. Its region focus stretches mainly from the United Kingdom to Eastern Europe.