SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
November 29, 1996
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
California 0-1121 95-1243678
(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
630 East Foothill Boulevard, San Dimas, CA 91773
(Address of principal executive of offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number including area code: (909) 394-3600
Not applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
On December 6, 1996, the Registrant issued the following press
release:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY
ANNOUNCES
FORMATION OF GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY LLC
San Dimas, California, December 6, 1996 ... Southern California
Water Company (SCW;NYSE) today announced the formation, along
with U.S. Water, L.L.C. ("USW"), of Golden State Water Company
LLC for the purpose of submitting a bid to operate and maintain
the City of Garden Grove's water system. The Company and USW are
also currently discussing the development of a framework for
jointly pursuing other opportunities to lease, or operate and
maintain, municipally owned retail water supply and distribution
systems and water treatment, wastewater collection and wastewater
treatment facilities in California.
USW performs contract operation and maintenance services for
water and wastewater facilities primarily in the Eastern portion
of the U.S. USW is owned by United Infrastructure Company, a
general partnership formed by the Bechtel and Peter Kiewit
organizations in response to the increasing demand for private
sector involvement in infrastructure facilities, and by Northwest
Water Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of United Utilities PLC, a
water and electric utility based in the United Kingdom which
serves water and wastewater customers throughout the world. This
network of affiliated companies encompasses all aspects of the
water utility industry from operations and maintenance services
and plant and process design through construction.
"As the water utility industry becomes more competitive in
seeking opportunities to operate municipal water and wastewater
systems, the operating and financial strength of joint venture
partners, such as USW and its affiliates, improves our overall
ability to offer a wide range of services to the municipal
utility sector, and builds on our 67 year heritage of operating
water systems in the State of California," stated Floyd E. Wicks,
President and Chief Executive Officer.
Southern California Water Company serves water to 1 out of 30
Californians located within 75 communities throughout 10 counties
in Northern, Coastal, and Southern California. The Company also
distributes electricity to approximately 20,000 customers in the
Big Bear recreational area of Southern California.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY
By: __/s/ McClellan Harris_______
McClellan Harris III
Vice President and Treasurer
DATED: December 8 1996
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