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October 6, 1997

DOMINGUEZ SERVICES CORPORATION RECEIVES REGULATORY APPROVAL,
CLOSES SOUTHLAKE PURCHASE
.

LONG BEACH, CA. - Dominguez Services Corporation (Nasdaq- NNM:DOMZ) today reported that it has obtained regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission and concluded its previously announced acquisition of Southlake Water Company.

Newly-purchased Southlake, which serves more than 500 customers, will be consolidated into Dominguez' Kern River Valley Water Company subsidiary in California's Central Valley, where the utility operates nine other systems.  In total, Kern River Valley Water now provides water service to more than 4,200 customer
                                                   .connections in the region.

``We welcome Southlake customers into the Kern River Valley Water fold,'' said Brian J. Brady, Dominguez' president and chief executive officer, ``and look forward to providing them the high quality water service that distinguishes our company.''

Founded in 1911, Long Beach, Calif.-based Dominguez Services Corporation is a water utility holding company that serves approximately 39,000 customers through three subsidiaries: Dominguez Water Company in the South Bay region of metropolitan Los Angeles; Antelope Valley Water Company in northeastern Los Angeles County, and the Kern River Valley Water Company in Central California.


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