8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

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                                    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): November 11, 2005

                             SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


         Delaware                     0-8176                   95-1840947
 (State of Incorporation)    (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
                                                           Identification No.)

One Wilshire Building
624 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA                                                 90017-3782
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


                                 (213) 929-1800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                       if changed since last report date)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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Item 8.01    Other Events

On November 11, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing a 10 percent
increase in its quarterly common share cash dividend, from $.05 to $.055 per
share. The Company's Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend
of $.65625 per share of Series A preferred stock. The cash dividends will be
paid on January 20, 2006, to stockholders of record on December 30, 2005.

In addition to the cash dividends, the Board declared a 5 percent common stock
dividend, payable on January 20, 2006, to stockholders of record on January 2,
2006. Cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares based on the closing price
of the stock on January 20, 2006.

The information contained in the news release is incorporated herein by
reference and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.



Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)    Exhibits


Exhibit
  No.                                Description
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99.1       Press release dated November 11, 2005, announcing quarterly cash
           dividend and common stock dividend.




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                                    SIGNATURE

     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 hereto duly authorized.

                                         SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
                                         (Registrant)


                                         By: /s/ Cheryl L. Clary
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                                             Name: Cheryl L. Clary
                                             Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 11, 2005




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                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit
  No.                                Description
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99.1       Press release dated November 11, 2005




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EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

      Southwest Water Increases Common Stock Cash Dividend 10%,
                      Declares 5% Stock Dividend

    LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2005--Southwest Water
Company (Nasdaq:SWWC) today announced that its board of directors
increased the company's common stock cash dividend by 10 percent, to
$0.055 from $0.05 per share, and declared a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.65625 per share on the company's Series A preferred stock. The cash
dividends will be paid on January 20, 2006, to stockholders of record
on December 30, 2005.
    In addition, the board declared a 5 percent common stock dividend,
payable on January 20, 2006, to stockholders of record on January 2,
2006. Cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares based on the
closing price of the stock on January 20, 2006.
    Anton C. Garnier, Southwest Water chairman and chief executive
officer, said, "These actions reflect our Board's continuing
confidence in the company's long-term business outlook. The cash and
stock dividends will reward our current stockholders, and the stock
dividend will increase the stock's liquidity."

    Southwest Water Company provides a broad range of operation,
maintenance and management services, including water production,
treatment and distribution; wastewater collection and treatment;
customer service; and utility infrastructure construction management.
The company owns regulated public utilities and also serves cities,
utility districts and private companies under contract. Approximately
two million people from coast to coast depend on Southwest Water for
high-quality, reliable service. Additional information may be found on
the company's Web site: www.swwc.com.

    CONTACT: Southwest Water Company
             Cheryl L. Clary, 213-929-1800
             www.swwc.com
             or
             PondelWilkinson Inc.
             Cecilia Wilkinson or Robert Jaffe, 310-279-5980
             www.pondel.com