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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
March 17, 2008
EMPIRE WATER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| NEVADA | 000-52256 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) |
25 Orchard Road
Lake Forest, California 92630
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(949) 768-1600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5.02 APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
On March 17, 2008, our board of directors unanimously appointed Peter L. Jensen our Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, replacing Alfred Nutt who held those positions. Mr. Jensen is currently our Principal Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors. From December 1999 to February 19, 2008, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Basin Water, Inc. Since December 1999, Mr. Jensen has been a member of the Board of Directors of Basin Water, Inc. He was Chairman of the Board of Basin Water, Inc. from November 2006 to February 19, 2008 and President from December 1999 to October 2006. Basin Water’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “BWTR.” From 1990 to 1999, Mr. Jensen served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Western Water Company, a company engaged in the identification, development, transportation, sale an d lease of water rights and water. From 1990 to 1997, he also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Western Water Company. From 1989 to 1990, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yuba Natural Resources. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Jensen served as a President of Yuba Natural Resources. Mr. Jensen is a registered professional engineer in California, and holds a B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
We currently do not have any plan, contract or compensation arrangement with Mr. Jensen.
We anticipate the development of compensation programs for all of our directors and officers within the next thirty days.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated this 19th day of March 2008.
| EMPIRE WATER CORPORATION |
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| BY: LARRY ROWE |
| Larry Rowe, President |
