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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C. 20549


                            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):  09-15-94


                            AMERON, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     Delaware                   1-9102          77-0100596
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission     (I.R.S. Employer 
of Incorporation)               File Number)    Identification No.)




245 South Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, California          91101
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code (818) 683-4000


















     

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Item 5      OTHER EVENTS

The attached announcement was released to the news media on
September 15, 1994.






















                          SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Acct of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                            AMERON, INC.



Date:  Septebmer 15, 1994         By:  /s/ Javier Solis
                                  Senior Vice President and
                                  Secretary   











               

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                                                     NEWS RELEASE

AMERON
Corporate Office                           September 15, 1994

Contact:  Dan Stracner                     For Immediate Release  
          (818) 683-4040,, ext. 711


Pasadena, Calif. - Ameron, Inc. (NYSE) announced today that the
U.S. District Court for Arizona has dismissed a $146.7 million
lawsuit filed in 1992 against Ameron and two other companies by the
Central Arizona Water Conservation District in connection with six
siphon pipelines installed as part of the Central Arizona Project
from 1975 to 1980.

Ameron manufactured large-diameter prestressed concrete pipe for
the siphons, which provide water from the Colorado River for
municipal, industrial and agricultural use in the region from Lake
Havasu to the Mexican border, including the metropolitan areas of
Phoenix and Tucson. The legal action was filed after corrosion was
discovered in some pipe sections.

In a 31 page opinion,  District Judge Robert C. Broomfield ordered
the lawsuit terminated and judgment entered in favor of Ameron and
its co-defendants.  James S. Marlen, president and chief executive
officer of Ameron, called the judgment "very positive news for
Ameron and its shareholders."