8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2009

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)

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

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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Item 8.01     Other Events

On April 30, 2009 a news release was issued announcing management changes.

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
99.1	On April 30, 2009 a news release was issued

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

		SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY
		(Registrant)
		By:	/s/ William K. (“Ken”) Dix
			Name:	William K. Dix
			Title:	Vice President, General
				Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Date:	April 30, 2009

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Southwest Water Company Announces Management Changes

Cheryl Clary Named Senior Vice President of Finance

David Stanton Appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2009--SouthWest Water Company (NASDAQ:SWWC) today announced that Cheryl Clary, the company’s former chief financial officer, has been named senior vice president of finance. David Stanton has been appointed interim chief financial officer in addition to his role as chief operating officer. Both changes are effective immediately.

Stanton, 43, joined SouthWest Water in November, 2006 as executive vice president of corporate development and was named chief operating officer in December, 2007. He has been in various operational and financial leadership roles within the industry for the past 20 years, including a period as divisional CFO within a large public company.

Stanton will be assisted in his role by Clary and Ben Smith, the company’s vice president of financial services. Smith, 38, is a Certified Public Accountant and joined SouthWest Water in May, 2006 as divisional chief financial officer for the company’s contract services business. He was promoted to his current role in January 2008 and is leading operational accounting through the current audit and restatement. Clary, 53, who has been with the company since October 2004, will be assisting with the completion of the audit as well as various strategic financial matters.

About SouthWest Water Company

SouthWest Water Company provides a broad range of operations, 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. More than two million people in 10 states depend on SouthWest Water for high-quality, reliable service. Additional information may be found on the company’s website: www.swwc.com.

CONTACT:
SouthWest Water Company
DeLise Keim, VP Communications
213-929-1846
www.swwc.com