4 1 0001.txt FORM 4 - OCTOBER 31, 2000 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 GALLARDA, MAURICE W. Southwest Water Company 225 N. Barranca Avenue, Suite 200 West Covina, CA 91791-1605 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 October 31, 2000 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Vice President of New Business Development 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock, $0.01 Par Val|10/01/|I |V|153 |A |$12.0094 |568 |D |J.T. W/Spouse | ue |00 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Employee Stock Option |$9.75 |02/04|A | |6,750 |A |/1 |02/05|Common Stock|6,750 | |6,750 |D | | (Right to Buy) | |/99 | | | | | |/09 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$11.33 |08/05|A | |5,250 |A |/2 |08/06|Common Stock|5,250 | |5,250 |D | | (Right to Buy) | |/99 | | | | | |/09 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$14.563 |01/15|A | |7,500 |A |/3 |01/14|Common Stock|7,500 | |7,500 |D | | (Right to Buy) | |/00 | | | | | |/10 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: /1 and /2 adjusted for a 3-for-2 stock split on 10/20/99. /1 - Exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning 2/4/00. /2 - Exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning 8/5/00. /3 - Exercisable @ 1/5 a year beginning 1/15/01. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/ Maurice W. Gallarda DATE November 3, 2000