SouthWest Water to Report 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results and Host Conference Call on March 17, 2008

  
    
  
  
    
      SouthWest Water Company (NASDAQ:SWWC), 
      a leading provider of water and wastewater services 
      through utility ownership and contract operations, will release its 2007 
      fourth quarter and full year financial results on Monday, March 17, 2008 
      (before market hours). The company will host a conference call later 
      that day at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time (4:30 p.m. Eastern) to discuss 
      financial results and operations.
    
    
      The call, broadcast live over the Internet by Thomson/CCBN, can be 
      accessed in the following ways:
    
    
      
        At SouthWest Water’s website: www.swwc.com. 
        A replay of the call will also be available on the website.
      
      
        Through Thomson StreetEvents: Individual investors can listen to the 
        call at www.earnings.com. 
        Institutional investors can access the call via www.streetevents.com.
      
      
        An audio replay of the call will be available on March 17 at 3:30 p.m. 
        (Pacific time) for 7 days. To access the replay, dial [phone] 
        (international callers please dial 617-801-6888) and use the passcode 
        90008539.
      
    
    
      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.
    
    
      
        
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          SouthWest Water Company
        
        
           
        
        
          PondelWilkinson, Inc.
        
      
      
        
          624 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2900
        
        
        
        
          1880 Century Park East, Suite 700
        
      
      
        
          Los Angeles, CA 90017
        
        
        
        
          Los Angeles, CA 90067
        
      
      
        
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            www.swwc.com
          
        
        
        
        
          
            www.pondel.com
          
        
      
      
        
          CONTACT:
        
        
        
        
          CONTACT:
        
      
      
        
          
            DeLise 
            Keim
          
        
        
        
        
          Robert Jaffe
        
      
      
        
          Vice President,
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
          Corporate Communications