<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM BALANCE SHEETS AND INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FILED HEREWITH. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000092116 <NAME> SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 449,595 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 10,583 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 44,340 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 28,663 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 533,181 <COMMON> 22,394 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 74,937 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 61,515 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 158,846 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 400 <PREFERRED> 1,600 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 167,076 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 21,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 175 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 40 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 587 <LEASES-CURRENT> 125 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 184,012 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 533,181 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 173,421 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 13,345 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 131,562 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 144,907 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 28,514 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 532 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 29,046 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 12,945 <NET-INCOME> 16,101 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 88 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 16,013 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 11,466 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 39,010 <EPS-BASIC> 1.79 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.79