UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 26, 2008

CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-13883 (Commission file number)		77-0448994 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1720 North First Street San Jose, California (Address of principal executive offices)		95112 (Zip Code)

(408) 367-8200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02.		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     (d) On March 26, 2008, the Board of Directors of California Water Service Group (the “Company”) elected Edwin A. Guiles as a director of the Company, effective March 26, 2008. At this time, the Board of Directors has not yet determined to which committees Mr. Guiles shall be appointed.

     There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Guiles and any other person naming Mr. Guiles pursuant to which he was selected as a director. There is no information that is required to be disclosed with respect to Mr. Guiles pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

     The Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Guiles on March 26, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by this reference.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     We hereby furnish the following exhibit with this report:

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued March 26, 2008.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.