| Southwest Water Company and its subsidiaries provide water production, treatment, and distribution; wastewater collection and treatment; utility billing and collection; utility infrastructure construction management; and public works services in the United States. The company operates in two groups, Services and Utility. The Services group provides water and wastewater facility operations and maintenance services, equipment maintenance and repair, sewer pipeline cleaning, billing and collection services, and state-certified water and wastewater laboratory analysis on a contract basis. The facilities it operates are owned by cities, public agencies, municipal utility districts, and private entities primarily in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Texas. This group also facilitates the design, construction, project management, and operating aspects of various water and wastewater projects, as well as provides utility billing and collections services for multiple family housing units, such as apartment buildings. The Utility group owns and operates rate-regulated public water utilities in California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, as well as owns wastewater facilities in New Mexico and Texas. Southwest Water was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. |