SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004 or

o	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from _________ to ___________

Commission file number 001-14431

American States Water Company

(909) 394-3600

Not Applicable

Commission file number 001-12008

Southern California Water Company

(909) 394-3600

Not Applicable

Indicate by check mark whether Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.).

As of November 9, 2004, the number of Common Shares outstanding of American States Water Company was 16,689,482 shares.

As of November 9, 2004, all of the 122 outstanding Common Shares of Southern California Water Company were owned by American States Water Company.

AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY
and
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY
FORM 10-Q

INDEX

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PART I

Item 1. Financial Statements

     General

     The basic financial statements included herein have been prepared by Registrant, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although Registrant believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim period have been made.

     It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the latest Annual Report on Form 10-K of American States Water Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Southern California Water Company.

     Filing Format

     This quarterly report on Form 10-Q is a combined report being filed by two separate Registrants: American States Water Company (hereinafter “AWR”) and Southern California Water Company (hereinafter “SCW”). For more information, please see Note 1 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and the heading entitled General in Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. References in this report to “Registrant” are to AWR and SCW collectively, unless otherwise specified. SCW makes no representations as to the information contained in this report relating to AWR and its subsidiaries, other than SCW.

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AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
(Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY
AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY

     General:

     American States Water Company (“AWR”), incorporated in 1998, is the parent company of Southern California Water Company (“SCW”), American States Utility Services, Inc. (“ASUS”) and Chaparral City Water Company (“CCWC”). More than 90% of AWR’s assets consist of the common stock of SCW. SCW, a California corporation formed in 1929, is a public utility company engaged principally in the purchase, production and distribution of water in California. In addition, SCW distributes and sells electric energy in several mountain communities in California. Unless otherwise stated in this report, the term Registrant applies to both AWR and SCW, collectively.

     Note 1 - Basis of Presentation: The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Registrant, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items and estimates necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods, have been made. It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the SEC. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

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     Note 2 - Regulatory Matters: In accordance with accounting principles for rate-regulated enterprises, Registrant records regulatory assets, which represent probable future revenue associated with certain costs that will be recovered from customers through the rate-making process, and regulatory liabilities, which represent probable future reductions in revenue associated with amounts that are to be credited to customers through the rate-making process. Regulatory assets, less regulatory liabilities, included in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

Supply Cost Accounts:

     As permitted by the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”), SCW maintains electric supply balancing accounts and, prior to November 29, 2001, maintained water supply balancing accounts to account for under-collections and over-collections of revenues designed to recover such costs. Costs are recorded as expenses and charged to balancing accounts when such costs are incurred. The balancing accounts are reversed when such costs are recovered through rate adjustments or through refunds of previously incurred costs. SCW accrues interest on its supply cost balancing accounts at the prevailing rate for 90-day commercial paper. CCWC does not maintain a supply cost balancing account.

     Water Memorandum Supply Cost Account – On November 29, 2001, the CPUC ordered water utilities with existing water supply balancing accounts to cease booking amounts to such accounts. In its place, water utilities are now required to establish a memorandum supply cost account. The over- or under-collection of water supply costs is recorded in this memorandum account in a manner similar to the balancing account. In a decision issued on June 19, 2003 related to the memorandum supply cost account, the CPUC concluded that: (i) if a utility is within its 3-year rate case cycle and does not earn in excess of its authorized rate of return, the utility is entitled to recover its costs in the memorandum supply cost account, subject to a reasonableness review by the CPUC; (ii) if a utility is either within or outside of its rate case cycle and earns in excess of its authorized rate-of-return, the utility’s recovery of expenses from the memorandum supply cost account will be reduced by the amount exceeding the authorized rate-of-return, and (iii) a utility is required to seek review of under and over collections by filing an advice letter annually.

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     Note 2 - Regulatory Matters (Continued):

     On April 30, 2004, SCW filed advice letters for Regions I and II for the period from November 29, 2001 to December 31, 2003 with respect to an approximate $1.4 million net over-collection, which has been recorded as a regulatory liability. An additional $900,000 of net over-collection related to the nine months ended September 30, 2004 has also been recorded as a regulatory liability at September 30, 2004. SCW recently filed an advice letter with the CPUC for review of the activity in the Region III memorandum supply cost account for the period from November 29, 2001 to December 31, 2003. Region III had an under-collection balance of $6.1 million and $5.2 million at September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively, which are subject to earnings tests. A regulatory asset with respect to this under-collection will not be recorded until receipt of a CPUC decision authorizing the recovery of the under-collection.

     Electric Balancing Account – Electric power costs incurred by SCW’s Bear Valley Electric division continue to be charged to its electric supply cost balancing account. The under-collection in the electric balancing account is $22.5 million at September 30, 2004. The CPUC has authorized SCW to collect a surcharge from its customers of 2.2¢ per kilowatt hour through August 2011, to enable SCW to recover the under-collection. SCW sold 32,084,995 and 30,069,062 kilowatt hours of electricity to its Bear Valley Electric division customers for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and 102,040,970 and 98,041,344 kilowatt hours for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. SCW anticipates electricity sales to be sufficient for it to recover the amount of the under-collection by August 2011. SCW is allowed to include only up to a weighted annual energy purchase cost of $77 per MWh each year through August 2011 in its electric supply cost balancing account. To the extent that the actual weighted average annual cost for power purchased exceeds the $77 per MWh amount, SCW will not be able to include these amounts in its balancing account and such amounts will be expensed. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, SCW has expensed approximately $65,000 and $290,000, respectively, for costs over $77 per MWh.

     During April 2001, SCW recorded a one-time sale of energy on the spot market that generated a $644,000 gain which was recorded in the electric supply cost balancing account at that time. The gain was the subject of a complaint filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) by Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, Inc. (Mirant Marketing) where Mirant Marketing, the purchaser of the energy, was seeking to be refunded all or a portion of the gain. In March 2004, the FERC ordered SCW to refund the $644,000, plus interest, to Mirant Marketing. This refund increased the cost of power purchased for resale during the nine months ended September 30, 2004, with a corresponding decrease in the provision for supply cost balancing account. There was no net impact on earnings. The sale of excess energy on the spot market in 2001 resulted from a one-month overlap of energy purchase agreements. On November 1, 2004, the FERC issued another order, granting a request for clarification filed by the Western Systems Power Pool (“WSPP”) and supported by SCW in the complaint proceeding filed by Mirant in connection with the April 2001 sale. The order agrees with WSPP and SCW that the WSPP agreement allowed SCW to collect the WSPP agreement’s cost-based adder in addition to the SCW’s incremental cost of selling to Mirant. In the FERC’s original order, SCW was denied its request to charge the cost based adder. In the November 1, 2004 order, the FERC reversed this denial and stated that it denied SCW’s application of the adder to the Mirant sale premised solely on the view that the adder applied only in the case of owned resources. The result of this new order is to allow SCW to charge a $21.11 per MWh adder on top of the $95.00 per MWh. The amount of this adder results in a reduction in the amount refunded to Mirant in March 2004 by approximately $253,000 inclusive of interest. SCW will apply any payments received by Mirant as a reduction to SCW’s unrecovered purchased power costs in its electric supply cost balancing account, with a corresponding decrease in the cost of power purchased for resale, thus resulting in no net impact on earnings.

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     Note 2 - Regulatory Matters (Continued):

Costs Deferred for Future Recovery on Aerojet Case:

     SCW sued Aerojet-General Corporation (“Aerojet”) for causing the contamination of the Sacramento County Groundwater Basin, which affected certain SCW wells. On a related matter, SCW also filed a lawsuit against the State of California (the “State”). The CPUC authorized memorandum accounts to allow for recovery, from customers, of costs incurred by SCW in prosecuting the cases against Aerojet and the State, less any recovery from the defendants or others. As of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, approximately $16 million had been recorded as a non-yielding regulatory asset representing primarily legal costs incurred to date in connection with prosecuting the cases. Management believes the recovery of these costs through rates is probable; however, it is management’s intention to offset any settlement proceeds from Aerojet that may occur from these actions against the balance in the memorandum accounts at the time of settlement. SCW expects to file for interim rate relief during the fourth quarter of 2004. This interim rate relief would provide for an increase in rates of approximately $6 million over a 10 year period, subject to refund. Management cannot give assurance that the CPUC will ultimately allow recovery of all or any of these costs. See Note 8 for further discussion on the Aerojet matter.

Transmission Line Abandonment Costs:

     The ability of SCW to deliver purchased power to customers in its Bear Valley Electric service area is limited by the ability of the transmission facilities owned by Southern California Edison Company (Edison) to transmit this power. SCW filed a lawsuit against Edison in 2000 for breach of contract as a result of delays in upgrading these transmission facilities as well as for other reasons. In March 2004, SCW and Edison agreed to settle this suit. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, SCW is to pay a $5 million project abandonment fee to Edison. Edison then filed an application to the FERC for approval of the entire $5 million settlement payment as abandoned project cost to be included in Edison’s wholesale rate charged to SCW. In addition, Edison is to sell the Goldhill substation and associated transmission line to SCW at it book value.

     SCW made an initial lump sum payment of $1.4 million to Edison during the first quarter of 2004. SCW has also agreed to pay Edison an additional $3.6 million over a 15 year term through 180 equal monthly payments of $38,137. In August 2004, the FERC approved Edison’s application and SCW recorded the $1.4 million payment in the supply cost balancing account. This amount was previously recorded as a regulatory asset pending FERC approval of Edison’s application. In addition, monthly payments totaling $76,274 made to Edison during the period are also included in the electric supply cost balancing account.

Revenues Subject to Refund:

     In March 2002, SCW and the City of Santa Monica (“City”) reached a settlement agreement in which SCW sold its water rights in the Charnock Groundwater Basin (“Basin”) to the City and assigned to the City its rights against all potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) who stored, transported and dispensed gasoline containing methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”) in underground storage tanks, pipelines or other related infrastructure in the Basin. The City also indemnified SCW from related claims. The settlement agreement was subject to the CPUC’s approval.

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     Note 2 - Regulatory Matters (Continued):

     On July 8, 2004, the CPUC approved the settlement agreement and directed SCW to: (i) track the net settlement proceeds in an interest-bearing memorandum account to fund capital for infrastructure improvements over the next eight years, (ii) maintain records of all memorandum account activity, (iii) obtain the CPUC’s approval to include those capital costs in rate base as the improvements become necessary and useful, (iv) remove relevant assets from rate base, and (v) refund to ratepayers the net proceeds of $3.5 million received from PRPs, which was recorded as a liability in December 2003 on the basis of a Proposed Decision by the CPUC. In May 2004, SCW received the full settlement payment of $5.7 million from the City. The total proceeds of $5.7 million from the sale and the assignment of rights were offset by an impairment loss of $482,000 associated with assets removed from rate base, pursuant to the decision, resulting in a $5.2 million net pre-tax increase in operating income. SCW recorded the impairment loss on assets removed from rate-base in “other operating expenses”.

Refund of Water Right Lease Revenues:

     In 1994, SCW entered into a contract to lease to the City of Folsom, 5,000 acre-feet per year of water rights to the American River. SCW included all associated revenues in a non-operating income account. In a decision issued on March 16, 2004, the CPUC determined that SCW failed to seek the CPUC’s approval to effectuate the lease and was to pay a fine of $180,000. The decision also ordered SCW to refund 70 percent of the total amount of lease revenues received since 1994, plus interest, to customers. Pursuant to the order, SCW recorded a $6.2 million regulatory liability with a corresponding charge against non-operating income (net of taxes of $2.5 million) during the fourth quarter of 2003. Management disagrees with the CPUC’s decision and filed an appeal to the decision. The CPUC has denied the Company’s request for an appeal. The Company has filed with the Supreme Court of California to hear the matter. As the final amount of the refund was approved by the CPUC in June of 2004, SCW adjusted its estimate of total customer refunds, recorded as a regulatory liability, to the approved amount of $5.2 million. Pursuant to the order, the apportionment of any lease revenues that SCW may collect in the future will be determined by a later decision. Therefore, beginning in the first quarter of 2004, all amounts billed to the City of Folsom are included in a regulatory liability account and no amounts have been recognized as revenue for 2004 until all uncertainties about this matter are resolved with the CPUC. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, SCW recorded an additional $286,000 and $825,000, respectively, in the regulatory liability account.

General Rate Case Memorandum Accounts:

     Due to delays in the CPUC’s review and processing of the Region I and II General Rate Case applications, SCW was authorized to collect interim rates in early 2004, subject to refund. In decisions issued in August 2004, the CPUC authorized new rates that will be retroactive to January 1, 2004 for Region I and February 14, 2004 for Region II. SCW was authorized to file an advice letter to recover over a period of not less than one year, the difference between the interim rates authorized in January 2004 and February 2004, respectively, and the new rates authorized in the August 2004 decisions. As a result of these decisions, SCW has recorded approximately $2.2 million as a regulatory asset with a corresponding increase to revenues during the third quarter of 2004. SCW will recover this regulatory asset through a surcharge over a period of no less than twelve months. The decision also changes the revenue requirement related to the adopted rates for the supply cost memorandum account and depreciation expense which were also retroactive to February 14, 2004 for Region II. The net impact of these changes did not have a material effect on Registrant’s earnings.

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     Note 3 – Derivative Instruments: Registrant has certain block-forward purchase power contracts that are subject to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, as amended by SFAS Nos. 138 and 149. A derivative financial instrument or other contract derives its value from another investment or designated benchmark. SFAS No. 133 requires companies to record derivatives on the balance sheet as assets and liabilities, and to measure those instruments at their fair value. Certain of these contracts qualify as an exception provided under SFAS No. 133 for activities that are considered normal purchases and normal sales. These contracts are reflected in the statements of income at the time of contract settlement.

     During 2002, SCW became a party to block-forward purchase power contracts that qualified as derivative instruments under SFAS No. 133. Contracts with Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PWCC) which became effective in November 2002 have not been designated as normal purchases and normal sales and, as a result, have been recognized at fair market value on the balance sheets as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003. This resulted in a pre-tax unrealized loss of $224,000 and $420,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and a pre-tax unrealized gain of $257,000 and $854,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. On a monthly basis, the related asset or liability is adjusted to reflect the fair market value at the end of the month. As this contract is settled, the realized gains or losses are recorded in power purchased for resale, and the unrealized gains or losses are reversed. The market prices used to determine the fair value for this derivative instrument were estimated based on independent sources such as broker quotes and publications. Settlement of this contract occurs on a cash or net basis through 2006 and by physical delivery through 2008.

     Except as discussed above, Registrant has no other derivative financial instruments.

     Note 4 - Earnings Per Share / Capital Stock: Basic earnings per common share are calculated pursuant to SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share, and are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period and net income. Diluted earnings per common share are based upon the weighted average number of common shares including both shares outstanding and potentially issued in connection with stock options and stock units granted under Registrant’s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2003 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan, and net income. At September 30, 2004 and 2003, there were 498,320 and 333,679 options outstanding, respectively, under these Plans. At September 30, 2004, there were also approximately 32,000 stock units outstanding pursuant to the 2003 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan. Outstanding stock options and stock unit awards issued by the Registrant represent the only dilutive effect reflected in diluted weighted average shares outstanding. The difference between basic and diluted EPS is the effect of stock options and stock units that, under the treasury share method, gives rise to common stock equivalents.

     On September 22, 2004, AWR issued 1,400,000 shares in a registered public offering and received proceeds of $33.6 million, net of underwriter fees and other issuance costs of $1.8 million. The proceeds recorded in common shares were reduced by direct issuance costs. Net proceeds from this sale were used to pay down short-term borrowings under AWR’s $75 million syndicated credit facility. On October 12, 2004, the underwriters partially exercised an over-allotment option for an additional 50,000 shares. The Company received proceeds of $1,212,500, which was net of underwriter fees and other issuance costs of $50,500, from the issuance of these shares.

     In September 2004, the Board approved the issuance of 10 additional SCW common shares to AWR for $28.0 million. SCW used the proceeds to pay down debt owed to AWR. In November 2004, the Board approved the issuance of 2 additional SCW common shares to AWR for $7.1 million.

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     Note 4 - Earnings Per Share / Capital Stock (Continued):

     Registrant also issued 20,725 common shares which totaled approximately $494,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004 under the Registrant’s Common Share Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) and 401(k) Plan. There were no shares issued under these Plans during the three months ended September 30, 2003. In addition, there were 70,391 and 21,317 common shares issued under these Plans which totaled approximately $1,699,000 and $504,000, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

     During the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, AWR paid quarterly dividends to shareholders, totaling approximately $3.4 million or $0.221 per share, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, AWR paid dividends to shareholders, totaling approximately $10.1 million or $0.663 per share, respectively.

     Note 5 – Stock Incentive Plans: Registrant has the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, in accounting for its stock options. Accordingly, no compensation cost for the Plan has been recognized for options granted at fair value at the date of grant. Registrant has also adopted the disclosure only requirements of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”.

     On May 20, 2003, the Board of Directors adopted the 2003 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan (New Director’s Plan), subject to shareholder approval. The shareholders approved the New Director’s Plan at the May 2004 Annual Meeting. The New Director’s Plan provides the non-employee directors with supplemental stock-based compensation, encourages them to increase their stock ownership in AWR, and terminates the previous Non-Employee Directors Plan (“Former Plan”). Registrant maintained the Former Plan which provided for an annual cash retirement benefit to non-employee directors upon their retirement from service on the Board. Under the New Director’s Plan, participants in the Former Plan were given the opportunity to elect to receive stock units under the New Director’s Plan in lieu of their benefits under the Former Plan. All of the directors elected to participate in the New Director’s Plan. Directors will no longer be able to participate in the Former Plan which has ceased to exist.

     Pursuant to the New Director’s Plan, directors will be entitled to receive stock options and stock unit awards. As of September 30, 2004, approximately 12,000 stock options have been granted to the directors under the New Director’s Plan. The stock options were granted at fair value at the date of grant; therefore no compensation cost has been recognized for these options. The stock units are a non-voting unit of measurement which is deemed for bookkeeping and payment purposes to represent outstanding shares of AWR common shares. As of September 30, 2004, the directors have been credited with approximately 32,000 stock units. Stock units will be paid only in shares of AWR common stock on the date that the participant terminates service as a director. Upon adoption of the New Director’s Plan in May 2004, Registrant began recording the stock unit awards using variable plan accounting. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, Registrant has recorded compensation expense totaling $16,000 and $794,000, respectively, under the New Director’s Plan with a corresponding amount to common shares in shareholders’ equity.

     Prior to the approval of the New Director’s Plan, Registrant had approximately $531,000 of benefits accrued under the Former Plan which was replaced by the New Director’s Plan in May 2004. The initial net impact on earnings of replacing the Former Plan and recording the New Director’s Plan was $247,750.

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     Note 5 – Stock Incentive Plans (Continued):

     If Registrant had elected to adopt the optional recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 for its stock options and stock units under the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and the New Director’s Plan, net income and earnings per share applicable to common shareholders would have been changed to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

     Note 6 – Employee Benefit Plans: The components of net periodic benefit costs for Registrant’s pension plan, postretirement plan, and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 are as follows:

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     Note 6 – Employee Benefit Plans (Continued):

     Registrant contributed approximately $3,315,000 and $900,000 to the pension and postretirement medical plans in May 2004, respectively. No additional contributions are expected to be made during the remainder of 2004. Registrant’s postretirement medical plan does not provide prescription drug benefits to Medicare-eligible employees and is not affected by the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003.

     Note 7 - New Accounting Pronouncements:

     In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (VIE),” (revised in December 2003 by FIN No. 46R), which addresses how a business enterprise should evaluate whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity through means other than voting rights and accordingly should consolidate the entity. FIN No. 46R, which was issued in December 2003, replaces FIN No. 46. The adoption of FIN No. 46R did not have any impact on the Registrant’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows as the Registrant does not have any variable interests in VIEs at this time.

     In December 2003, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (“SAB 104”), “Revenue Recognition.” SAB 104 supercedes SAB 101, “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.” SAB 104 rescinds accounting guidance contained in SAB 101 related to multiple element revenue arrangements, which was superseded as a result of the issuance of Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.” Additionally, SAB 104 rescinds the SEC’s Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (“the FAQ”) issued with SAB 101 that had been codified in SEC Topic 13, “Revenue Recognition”. Selected portions of the FAQ have been incorporated into SAB 104. While the wording of SAB 104 has changed to reflect the issuance of EITF 00-21, the revenue recognition principles of SAB 101 remain largely unchanged by the issuance of SAB 104. The adoption of SAB 104 did not have any impact on Registrant’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In December 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132 (Revised), “Employers’ Disclosures About Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits – An Amendment of FASB Statements Nos. 87, 88, and 106 and a revision of FASB Statement No. 132”. This statement revises employers’ disclosures about pension plans and other postretirement benefits plans. It does not change the measurement or recognition of those plans. The new disclosures were generally effective for 2003 calendar year-end financial statements and for interim periods beginning first quarter of 2004. Registrant has included the new required disclosures in Note 6 above.

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     Note 7 - New Accounting Pronouncements (Continued):

     On March 31, 2004, the FASB issued an Exposure Draft, Share-Based Payment, that addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. The proposed Statement would eliminate the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and generally would require instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. Disclosure of the effect of expensing the fair value of equity compensation is currently required under existing literature (see Note 5). The proposed Statement would also require the tax benefit associated with these share based payments be classified as financing activities in the statement of cash flows rather than operating activities as currently permitted. While the final statement is subject to change, it is currently anticipated it will become effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2005 which would be the Company’s third fiscal quarter in 2005. The Company is in the process of evaluating this proposal.

     On September 10, 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force, or EITF, issued EITF 04-10, “Applying Paragraph 19 of FASB Statement No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, in Determining Whether to Aggregate Operating Segments That Do Not Meet the Quantitative Thresholds”. The alternative views presented in this Issue Summary are for purposes of discussion by the EITF. Questions have arisen regarding how an enterprise should consider the aggregation criteria listed in paragraph 17 of SFAS No. 131 in applying the guidance in paragraph 19 to operating segments that do not meet the quantitative thresholds. Specifically, whether operating segments must always have similar economic characteristics and meet a majority of the remaining five aggregation criteria, items (a)-(e), listed in paragraph 17 or whether operating segments must meet a majority of all six aggregation criteria (that is, the five aggregation criteria, items (a)-(e), listed in paragraph 17 and similar economic characteristics). This EITF is not expected to change Registrant’s segment reporting information included in Note 9.

     On September 30, 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force, or EITF, confirmed their tentative conclusion on EITF Issue No. 04-8, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings per Share.” EITF 04-8 requires contingently convertible debt instruments to be included in diluted earnings per share, if dilutive, regardless of whether a market price contingency for the conversion of the debt into common shares or any other contingent factor has been met. Prior to this consensus, such instruments were excluded from the calculation until one or more of the contingencies were met. EITF 04-8 is effective for reporting periods ending after December 15, 2004, and does require restatement of prior period earnings per unit amounts. The adoption of EITF 04-8 is not expected to have any impact on the Registrant’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows as the Registrant does not have any contingently convertible debt instruments.

     In October 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Act”) was signed into law and provides for a new income tax deduction related to U.S. production activities. Under the Act, qualified production activities include Registrant’s production of electricity and potable water. Given its recent enactment, Registrant is not yet able to determine what effect, if any, the Act will have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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     Note 8 – Contingencies:

     Water Quality-Related Litigation:

     SCW was named as a defendant in twenty-two lawsuits that alleged that SCW and other water utilities, delivered unsafe water to their customers. Plaintiffs in these actions sought damages, including general, special, and punitive damages, according to proof at trial, as well as attorney’s fees on certain causes of action, costs of suit, and other unspecified relief. Nineteen of the lawsuits were coordinated in the Los Angeles Superior Court (the “Court”) and involved water served by SCW in the San Gabriel Valley and Pomona Valley areas of Los Angeles County in the southern portion of California; three of the lawsuits involved a customer service area located in Sacramento County in northern California.

     On August 4, 2004, SCW was ordered dismissed from all nineteen cases involving customer service areas located in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys of Los Angeles County. The order was issued by the Trial Judge presiding over these matters, and followed a lengthy legal proceeding dating back to April 1997 when the first of the cases was filed by over 140 customers in the San Gabriel Valley, alleging their water had caused personal injuries of varying types and degrees. The Court found SCW did not violate established water quality standards and dismissed the cases after allowing reasonable time and opportunity for the Plaintiffs to prove otherwise. SCW has long asserted that it meets or exceeds the requirements to provide water within the standards established by the health authorities. On September 21, 2004, SCW received notice that several plaintiffs filed an appeal to the trial court’s order to dismiss SCW. SCW is unable to predict the outcome of this appeal.

     As for the three lawsuits in Sacramento County, one of the three Plaintiffs filed for dismissal in July 2004 and the case has subsequently been dismissed by the Court. On October 15, 2004, the remaining two claims were also ordered dismissed by the Court. The plaintiffs will have the opportunity to appeal. In November 2004, SCW received notice that an appeal was filed by the plaintiffs. SCW is unable to predict the outcome of this appeal.

     SCW is subject to self-insured retention provisions in its applicable insurance policies and has either expensed the self-insured amounts or has reserved against payment of these amounts as appropriate. SCW’s various insurance carriers have, to date, provided reimbursement for costs incurred above the self-insured amounts for defense against these lawsuits, subject to a reservation of rights. In addition, the CPUC has issued certain decisions, which authorize SCW to establish a memorandum account to accumulate costs to comply with certain contamination remediation requirements for future recovery.

     Aerojet:

     On October 25, 1999, SCW sued Aerojet-General (“Aerojet”) for causing the contamination of eastern portions of the Sacramento County groundwater basin. On October 10, 2003, Registrant entered into a confidential Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Aerojet for the settlement of legal actions brought by SCW. The MOU set forth the financial terms and the structure of a settlement to cover, over time, capital and litigation related costs incurred by SCW resulting from the contamination. The MOU and the settlement embodied therein were found to be binding by the Sacramento Superior Court on January 18, 2004. On October 12, 2004, Registrant reached a final settlement with Aerojet based on the terms of the MOU.

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     Note 8 – Contingencies (Continued):

     Under the terms of the settlement, Aerojet has paid SCW $8.7 million in the first quarter of 2004. Aerojet has also agreed to pay SCW an additional $8 million, plus interest, over a five year period beginning in December 2009. The $8.7 million payment and guaranteed future payments have been applied directly to reduce SCW’s costs of utility plant and purchased water by $16 million and $700,000, respectively. Prior to the MOU, Aerojet had reimbursed SCW $4.3 million in capital costs and $171,000 for additional water supply. Aerojet has also agreed to reimburse SCW $17.5 million, plus interest accruing from January 1, 2004, for its past legal and expert costs. The recovery of the $17.5 million is contingent upon the issuance of land use approvals in a defined area in Eastern Sacramento County and the receipt of certain fees in connection with such development.

     Aerojet will also transfer its remediated groundwater to the Sacramento County Water Agency, which will provide treated water for distribution to SCW and other water purveyors affected by the contamination. SCW has entered into an agreement with Sacramento County Water Agency to receive water as outlined above. As a result of this arrangement and other mitigation measures, SCW will have a reliable water supply for its Rancho Cordova service area.

     Registrant and Aerojet have also signed three separate agreements requiring Aerojet to pay for certain transmission pipelines and upgrades to Registrant’s Coloma Treatment Plant as a contingency plan, should additional wells be impacted. The value of the three agreements approximates $6.8 million in capital improvements.

     In 2000, the CPUC authorized the establishment of a memorandum account into which SCW was allowed to record costs it incurred in prosecuting the contamination suits filed against the State and Aerojet. The CPUC also authorized SCW periodically to seek recovery of such recorded costs from ratepayers. In that regard, SCW sought interim cost recovery and was authorized to increase rates, effective April 28, 2001, in an amount sufficient over a six-year period to offset approximately $1.8 million in such legal and expert costs recorded in the memorandum account that had been incurred on or before August 31, 2000. As of September 30, 2004, approximately $15.7 million in legal and consulting related costs, including the unamortized portion of the $1.8 million, has been recorded as deferred charges and included in “Regulatory Assets” on the SCW balance sheets.

     In a proceeding currently pending at the CPUC, SCW has requested a twenty-year amortization of the remaining balance of the costs recorded in the memorandum account, net of any reimbursement amounts received from defendants, insurers and others. Given the expected timing for the issuance of a final decision in this proceeding (third quarter 2005), SCW is in the process of filing a motion seeking another interim amortization. In this motion, SCW proposes to amortize $6 million of the $15.7 million of the memorandum account balance over a 10 year period, and to increase rates accordingly, subject to refund. Management believes the recovery of these costs through rates is probable; however, management cannot give assurance that the CPUC will ultimately allow recovery of all or any of the costs that have accumulated in this memorandum account. Management will continue to monitor the rate making process for this matter and assess the probability of recovery of these costs on a quarterly basis. Furthermore, it is management’s intention to offset any settlement proceeds from Aerojet against the balance in the memorandum account at the time of receipt of the settlement payments.

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     Other Water Quality Litigation:

     Perchlorate and/or Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) have been detected in five wells servicing SCW’s San Gabriel System. SCW filed suit, along with two other affected water purveyors and the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority (WQA), in the federal court against some of those responsible for the contamination. Some of the other potential defendants settled with SCW, other water purveyors and the WQA on VOC related issues prior to the filing of the lawsuit. In response to the filing of the Federal lawsuit, the Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) defendants filed motions to dismiss the suit or strike certain portions of the suit. The judge issued a ruling on April 1, 2003 granting in part and denying in part the defendant’s motions. A key ruling of the court was that the water purveyors, including the Registrant, by virtue of their ownership of wells contaminated with hazardous chemicals are themselves PRPs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Registrant has, pursuant to permission of the court, amended its suit to claim certain affirmative defenses as an “innocent” party under CERCLA. In this same suit, the PRPs have filed cross-complaints against the Registrant, the other two affected water purveyors, the WQA and the Metropolitan Water District, the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster and others on the theory that they arranged for and did transport contaminated water into the Basin for use by Registrant and the other two affected water providers and for other related claims. Registrant is presently unable to predict the outcome of this ruling on its ability to fully recover from the PRPs future costs associated with the treatment of these wells.

     On August 29, 2003, the US Environmental Protection Agency issued Unilateral Administrative Orders (“UAO”) against 41 parties deemed responsible for polluting the groundwater in that portion of the San Gabriel Valley from which SCW’s two impacted wells draw water. SCW was not named as a party to the UAO. The UAO requires that these parties remediate the contamination. The judge in the Federal lawsuit has appointed a special master to oversee mandatory settlement discussions between the PRP’s, SCW, the other two affected water purveyors and WQA. Registrant is presently unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these settlement discussions.

     Condemnation of Properties:

     The laws of the State of California provide for the acquisition of public utility property by governmental agencies through their power of eminent domain, also known as condemnation, where doing so is in the public interest. In addition, however, the laws of the State of California also provide: (1) that the owner of the utility property may contest whether the condemnation is actually in the public interest; and (2) that the owner is entitled to receive the fair market value of its property if the property is ultimately taken. Although the City of Claremont, California located in SCW’s Region III has not initiated the formal condemnation process pursuant to California law, the City hired a consultant to perform an appraisal of the value of Registrant’s water system serving that city. On April 27, 2004, the City Council voted 3 to 2 to make an offer to and enter into negotiations with SCW to acquire the Claremont water system. At its meeting on May 11, 2004, the Council re-voted on the matter with the vote changing to 4 to 1 in favor. The City’s appraisal consultant has valued the system at $40 million to $45 million. SCW’s estimate of system value is significantly greater. SCW has informed the City that the Claremont water system is not for sale and that it will vigorously defend against any action initiated by the City to take the system through an eminent domain proceeding. SCW is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of any such proceeding. As of September 30, 2004, the recorded net book value of the Claremont water system is approximately $32 million.

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     Santa Maria Groundwater Basin Adjudication:

     In 1997, the Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District (plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants, including SCW, the City of Santa Maria, and several other public water purveyors. The plaintiff’s lawsuit seeks an adjudication of the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin. After some procedural rulings by the superior court, the lawsuit is now a full basin adjudication involving all entities owning 10 acres or more within the Basin boundaries - approximately 1,400 defendants. The plaintiff’s stated objective in the adjudication lawsuit is to have the superior court impose and oversee the implementation of a Basin management plan that ensures the long term integrity and reliability of the Basin water resources. To protect its groundwater supply so that sufficient water production rights continue to be available to meet SCW’s customers’ needs in the Santa Maria customer service area, SCW has been vigorously defending its water rights in the adjudication lawsuit. As of September 30, 2004, SCW has incurred costs in defending its rights in the Basin, including legal and expert witness fees, which have been deferred in Utility Plant for rate recovery. Management believes that, when the adjudication lawsuit is finally resolved, SCW will have secured its right to pump groundwater from the Basin and to continue to rely on the Basin as a source of supply for its customers’ needs. Management also believes that it is probable that the CPUC will grant full recovery in rates of all current and future expenditures associated with this lawsuit.

     Other Litigation:

     Registrant is also subject to ordinary routine litigation incidental to its business. Other than those disclosed above, no other legal proceedings are pending, which are believed to be material. Management believes that rate recovery, proper insurance coverage and reserves are in place to insure against property, general liability and workers’ compensation claims incurred in the ordinary course of business.

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     Note 9 - Business Segments: AWR has three principal business units: regulated water and electric distribution units, through its SCW subsidiary, a regulated water service utility operation conducted through its CCWC unit, and a contract operations activity unit through the ASUS subsidiary. All activities of SCW currently are geographically located within California. All activities of CCWC are located in the state of Arizona. All activities of ASUS and its subsidiary are located in the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas. On a stand-alone basis, AWR has no material assets other than its investments in its subsidiaries. The tables below set forth information relating to SCW’s water and electric operating segments, CCWC, and contract and other operations, consisting of ASUS and AWR corporate expenses. Included in the amounts set forth, certain assets, revenues and expenses have been allocated. The identifiable assets are net of respective accumulated provisions for depreciation. Capital additions reflect capital expenditures paid in cash and exclude property installed by developers and conveyed to the Company.