UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
HUENNEKENS, DONOVAN D.
HQT HOMES
13821 NEWPORT AVENUE
SUITE 120
TUSTIN, CA 92780
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
SWWC
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
July 31, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, $0.01 par val|07/20/|R |V|73 |A |$16.467 | | | |
ue |98 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, $0.01 par val|07/20/|R | |173 |A |$17.333 |13,593 |D |Jt. Ten. |
ue |98 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option (Right to|$11.72 |2/01/|J | |1,653 |A |/1 |2/02/|Common Stock|1,653 | |1,653 |D | |
Buy) | |90 | | | | | |00 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$11.72 |3/11/|A | |1,653 |A |/2 |3/12/|Common Stock|1,653 | |1,653 |D | |
Buy) | |91 | | | | | |01 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$7.37 |3/28/|A | |793 |A |/3 |3/29/|Common Stock|793 | |793 |D | |
Buy) | |94 | | | | | |04 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$11.90 |5/22/|A | |1,260 |A |/4 |5/23/|Common Stock|1,260 | |1,260 |D | |
Buy) | |97 | | | | | |07 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$16.00 |5/28/|A | |1,260 |A |/5 |5/29/|Common Stock|1,260 | |1,260 |D | |
Buy) | |98 | | | | | |08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
/1 Granted under SWWC's Employee Stock Purchase Plan issued under old Rule
16b-3. Exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning 2/01/91.
/2 Exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning 3/12/92. /3 Exercisable @ 1/5 a year
beginning 3/28/95.
/4 Granted under SWWC's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors.
Exercisable @ 1/2 a year beginning 5/22/98.
1,2,3,and 4 all adjusted for stock dividends paid on 1/20/96, 1/20/97 and
1/20/98.
/5 Granted under SWWC's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors.
Exercisable @ 1/2 a year beginning 5/28/99.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
\s\ Donovan D. Huennekens
DATE
August 6, 1998
