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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): August 24, 2006
SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 0-8176 95-1840947
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Wilshire Building
624 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90017-3782
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(213) 929-1800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report date)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
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CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 24, 2006 the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition
of a Texas utility.
The information contained in the news release is incorporated herein by
reference and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated August 24, 2006, announcing the acquisition of a
Texas utility.
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SIGNATURE
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 hereto duly authorized.
SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Cheryl L. Clary
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Name: Cheryl L. Clary
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 24, 2006
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