California Water Service Group announced that at the Board of Directors meeting held on January 25, 2012, the board declared the company's 268th consecutive quarterly dividend, increasing the annual dividend from $0.615 to $0.63. This represents the company's 45th consecutive annual dividend increase. The quarterly dividend of $0.1575 per common share will be payable on February 17, 2012, to stockholders of record on February 6, 2012.