<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM BALANCE SHEETS AND INCOME STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FILED HEREIN. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000092116 <NAME> SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 421,731 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 763 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 40,194 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 30,112 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 492,800 <COMMON> 22,394 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 74,937 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 57,062 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 154,393 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 400 <PREFERRED> 1,600 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 160,469 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 160,119 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 94 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 40 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 908 <LEASES-CURRENT> 464 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 0 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 492,800 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 36,132 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 2,267 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 28,011 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 30,278 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 5,854 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 99 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 5,953 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,976 <NET-INCOME> 2,977 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 22 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 2,955 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,867 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 9,596 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.33 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.33