SouthWest Water Company Issues Boil Water Notices to Customers Affected by Hurricane Ike

  
    
  
  
    
      SouthWest 
      Water Company (NASDAQ:SWWC), a leading provider of water, wastewater 
      and public works services, 
      issued boil water notices to customers who have lost water service or 
      power due to Hurricane Ike.
    
    
      “We provide water and wastewater service to 
      thousands of customers in the Houston region,” 
      said Mark 
      Swatek, chief executive officer and chairman. “In 
      the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, our field crews are working diligently 
      to get any impacted services restored as soon as possible.”
    
    
      Boil Notice:
    
    
      To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, 
      residents have been advised to boil water used for drinking, cooking or 
      other purposes where it might be ingested, prior to consumption. The 
      water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil for two minutes. In 
      lieu of boiling, bottled water may be used. A detailed listing of 
      systems owned by SouthWest Water and those operated by the company that 
      are impacted in the counties of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Harris, 
      Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto and Trinity, can be found on the 
      company’s website: www.swwc.com. 
      When it is no longer necessary to boil water, SouthWest Water will 
      notify impacted customers.
    
    
      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.