SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HODGES GRANVILLE R JR (Last) (First) (Middle) 2712 HARTFORD AVENUE (Street) FULLERTON CA 92835-3034 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/30/2007	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN STATES WATER CO [ AWR ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common	557	D
Common	6,106.6128	I	401(K)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock options	04/30/2001	04/30/2010	Common	500	20.83	D
Stock options	01/01/2002	01/01/2011	Common	500	23.21	D
Stock options	02/03/2003	02/03/2012	Common	750	23.43	D
Stock options	12/31/2003	12/31/2012	Common	750	23.15	D
Stock options	02/01/2005	02/01/2014	Common	750	25.55	D
Stock options	01/02/2006	01/02/2015	Common	750	25.92	D
Stock options	01/29/2007	01/29/2016	Common	750	33.73	D
Stock options	01/01/2008	01/01/2017	Common	750	38.62	D

Explanation of Responses:

	/s/ Granville R. Hodges, Jr.	02/09/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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