<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM BALANCE SHEETS AND INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 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> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 463,415 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 11,496 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 46,576 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 28,762 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 550,249 <COMMON> 22,395 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 74,943 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 6,552 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 159,890 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 400 <PREFERRED> 1,600 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 166,950 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 37,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 180 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 40 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 462 <LEASES-CURRENT> 40 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 184,207 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 550,249 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 84,177 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,713 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 64,737 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 70,450 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 13,727 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (41) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 13,686 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,872 <NET-INCOME> 6,814 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 43 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 6,771 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 5,733 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 9,548 <EPS-BASIC> 0.76 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.75