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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)
SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
845331-10
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A
fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d.7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities ,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
(Continued on following page(s))
Page 1 of 4 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 845331-0 Page 2 of 4
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON
ANTON C. GARNIER
S.S. No. ###-##-####
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
Not Applicable (b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
CALIFORNIA
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 43,411
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
471,685 (See Appendix A on Page 4)
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 43,411
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
471,685 (See Appendix A on Page 4)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
515,096
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
Not Applicable [_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
8.0%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer
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SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office
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225 North Barranca Avenue, Suite 200, West Covina, California
91791-1605
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing
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Anton C. Garnier
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or residence
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225 North Barranca Avenue, Suite 200, West Covina, California
91791-1605
Item 2(c) Citizenship
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California
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
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Common Stock, $.01 par value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
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845331-10
Item 3 Not Applicable.
Item 4 Ownership
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
See Item 9 of the cover pages attached hereto.
(b) Percent of Class:
See Item 11 of the cover pages attached hereto.
(c) See Items 5 through 8 of the cover pages attached hereto.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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Not Applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
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Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
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Company
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Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
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Not Applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
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Not Applicable.
Item 10 Certification
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Not Applicable.
SIGNATURE:
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
January 31, 2000 /s/ Anton C. Garnier
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Anton C. Garnier
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Page 4 of 4
Appendix A
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Mr. Garnier claims ownership of 88,648 shares owned by Mr. & Mrs. Garnier as
trustees of a revocable trust for their benefit. As a trustee, Mr. Garnier has
shared voting and investment power with respect to these shares.
Mr. Garnier is president and a director of two corporations which own a total of
383,037 shares of Southwest Water Company common stock and has shared voting and
investment power with respect to these shares. Mr. Garnier indicates that the
filing of this Schedule 13G is not an admission that he is, for purposes of
Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of the 383,037 shares,
other than 88,807 shares representing his proportionate interests in the two
corporations.
