Exhibit 99.1

     American States Water Company Presents at the Wall Street Transcript's
                  'Profiting in the Water Industry Conference'


     SAN DIMAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2006--American States Water
Company (NYSE:AWR) announces that Floyd E. Wicks, President and Chief Executive
Officer, will be making a presentation on behalf of the Company at The Wall
Street Transcript Investor Forum, "Profiting in the Water Industry Conference"
on Thursday, June 8, 2006, at 2:05 p.m. Eastern Time. This event will be held at
the Harvard Club at 35 West 44th Street, New York, NY. After his presentation,
he and Robert J. Sprowls, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
American States Water Company, will be available to meet with current and
prospective investors at the conference.

     Individuals who wish to access a live web cast of the presentation should
log onto the www.aswater.com web site and click on the web cast link. The web
cast will also be archived and available on the web site.

     American States Water Company is the parent of Golden State Water Company,
American States Utility Services, Inc. and Chaparral City Water Company. Through
its subsidiaries, AWR provides water service to 1 out of 30 Californians located
within 75 communities throughout 10 counties in Northern, Coastal and Southern
California (approximately 253,000 customers) and to approximately 13,000
customers in the city of Fountain Hills, Arizona and a small portion of
Scottsdale, Arizona. The Company also distributes electricity to approximately
23,000 customers in the Big Bear recreational area of California. Through its
non-regulated subsidiary, American States Utility Services, the Company
contracts with various municipalities, the U.S. government and private entities
to provide various services, including billing and meter reading, water
marketing and operation and maintenance of water and wastewater systems.


     CONTACT: American States Water Company
              Robert J. Sprowls, 909-394-3600, ext. 647