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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
October 4, 2000
WESTERN WATER COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware 0-18756 33-0085833
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
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102 Washington Ave., Point Richmond, California 94801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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(510) 234-7400
Registrant's Telephone Number,
Including Area Code
N/A
Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report
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Item 5. Other Events.
On September 20, 2000 the Company completed the sale of 1,219
acre feet of annual groundwater rights in the Central Basin in
Los Angeles, California to a municipality in the Los Angeles
area. Net proceeds from the sale exceeded the Company's book
value for this asset. Accordingly, the Company expects to
report a gain on that sale in its fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2000.
This sale is consistent with the Company's core business of
identification, development, transportation, sale and lease of
water rights and water to municipalities and other end users
in the Western United States.
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 thereto duly authorized.
WESTERN WATER COMPANY
Date: October 4, 2000 By: /s/James E. Sherman
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James E. Sherman
Executive Vice President and
Secretary
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