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American Water Star to Lease Option a Plant near New Orleans and Receives Re-Orders for Its Flavored Beverages.


LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  -- American Water Star Inc. (AMEX AMEX

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) would like to inform our shareholders that prior to Hurricane Katrina Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism.  we were in negotiations to enter into a lease with an option to purchase a plant located in Kentwood, La. Kentwood is located approximately 85 miles northwest of New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . The plant is 75,000 square feet on 6 1/2 acres with a natural spring. The plant has been producing 3- and 5-gallon bottles of water for home and office delivery. Two other lines are set up to run 1- and 1 1/2-liter PET production. Estimated capability is 35 trucks a day (approximately 1.2 million bottles).

"When I was negotiating to acquire this facility I had no idea just how crucial this plant would be logistically to handle our current contracts. We currently are installing two backup generators to make the plant additionally functional. This will allow us to get water quicker to the Lipsey/FEMA locations and will also save on freight costs for Lipsey/FEMA," said Roger Mohlman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of AMW. "In addition, this plant provides another important location to run our other brands for retail and school delivery."

In addition to the constant production for Lipsey/FEMA, we are continuing to deliver flavored beverages to retailers and school districts nationally. "The amount of re-orders for Geyser geyser (gī`zər) [Icel.], hot spring from which water and steam are ejected periodically to heights ranging from a few to several hundred feet.  Fruit is constantly growing," said Mohlman. We have also received additional re-orders from our newest customer, DeFeo, one of the larger purveyors of beverages to hotels, food chains and schools in the region. DeFeo, located in Kansas City, currently maintains contracts with the Kansas City school district for our flavored Geyser beverages and has added our sugar-free, calorie-free mixers under the brand Fling's Kansas City Mixers for their hotel and retail customers.

About American Water Star Inc.

American Water Star Inc. ("AMW") is a publicly traded company publicly traded company

A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market.
 and is engaged in the beverage bottling industry. Its product brands are licensed and developed in-house, and bottled in strategic locations throughout the United States. AMW's beverage products are sold by the truckload, principally to distributors, who sell to retail stores, corner grocery stores, convenience stores, schools and other outlets.

At AMW, we believe our great-tasting, new zero sugar, zero calorie flavored water beverages have positioned us to capture a large share of the market for healthy flavored waters. Our product line consists of four branded beverages: Geyser Sport, Geyser Fruit and Geyser Fruta. Geyser Sport is a sugar-free, calorie-free, carb-free fruit flavored beverage fortified fortified (fôrt´fīd),
adj containing additives more potent than the principal ingredient.
 with vitamins and calcium, offered in eight different fruit flavors. Geyser Fruit is a non-carbonated water with a low sugar content, also offered in eight different flavors. Geyser Fruta is targeted to the Hispanic market and includes authentic Latin-flavored beverages.

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adj.
A beverage usually containing less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume.
 beverages business environment, including actions of competitors and changes in consumer preferences; our ability to capture market share; the effectiveness of our advertising and marketing programs; fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw materials or necessary services; our ability to avoid production output disruptions; our ability to achieve earnings goals; regulatory and legal changes; our ability to penetrate developing and emerging markets; litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

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 uncertainties; and other risks discussed in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB, and Current Reports on Form 8-K Form 8-K

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