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FILED AS OF DATE:		20100506
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100506

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO-SABESP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001170858
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER SUPPLY [4941]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31317
		FILM NUMBER:		10807479

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RUA COSTA CARVALHO, 300
		STREET 2:		SAO PAULO
		CITY:			SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			05429-900
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011-55-11-3388-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RUA COSTA CARVALHO, 300
		STREET 2:		SAO PAULO
		CITY:			SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			05429-900
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<DESCRIPTION>MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
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<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM 6-K</B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER </B> <BR>
      <B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE</B></FONT></DIV>
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  <div><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B> For March 18, 2010</B></FONT></DIV>
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  <FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B> (Commission File No. 1-31317) </B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B> Companhia de Saneamento B&#225;sico do Estado de S&#227;o Paulo - SABESP </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><i>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </i></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B> Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sao Paulo - SABESP </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><i>(Translation of Registrant's name into English) </i></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B> Rua Costa Carvalho, 300 <BR>
  S&#227;o Paulo, S.P., 05429-900 <BR>
  Federative Republic of Brazil </B></FONT></DIV>
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  annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. <BR>
  <br>
  Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F ______</font></div>
<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K <BR>
  in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)__.</font></div>
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<DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K <BR>
  in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)__.</font></div>
<P align=center><FONT FACE="'Times New Roman, Times, Serif'" SIZE=2>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the <BR>
  information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the <BR>
  information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under <BR>
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. <BR>
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<B>COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO B&Aacute;SICO DO ESTADO DE S&Atilde;O PAULO &#150; SABESP </B></P>
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<B>PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY </B></P>
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<B>CORPORATE TAXPAYER&#146;S ID (CNPJ): 43.776.517/0001 -80 </B><BR>
<B>COMPANY REGISTRY (NIRE): 35.3000.1683 -1 </B><BR>
<B>SUBSCRIBED AND FULLY PAID-IN CAPITAL - R&#36; 6,203,688,565.23 </B><BR>
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<B>MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING<br>
HELD ON March 4, 2010 </B></P>
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<B><U>Date, Time and Place:</U></B> March 4, 2010, at 3:00 pm, at the Company&#146;s headquarters, located at Rua Costa Carvalho 300, in the city and state of S&atilde;o Paulo. <B><U>CALL:</U></B> The call notice was published in the February 3, 4
and 5, 2010 editions of the newspapers <I>Di&aacute;rio Oficial do Estado de S&atilde;o Paulo</I> and <I>Folha de S&atilde;o Paulo</I> <B><U>ATTENDANCE</U></B><U>:</U> Shareholders representing more than two thirds of the capital stock, as per the
signatures in the Shareholders&#146; Attendance Book. <B><U>PRESIDING</U></B><U>:</U> Chairman: Humberto Rodrigues da Silva. Secretary: Marli Soares da Costa. <B><U>AGENDA</U></B><U>:</U> <B>I)</B> To amend and confirm Management&#146;s Accounts and
the Financial Statements for fiscal year 2008, together with the Reports of the Fiscal Council and the External Auditors, in conformity with the Management Report, Financial Statements and corresponding Explanatory Notes, as deliberated on by the
Shareholder&#146;s Meeting of April 29, 2009; <B>II.</B> To amend and confirm the allocation of net income resolved by the Shareholders&#146; Meeting of April 29, 2009. <B><U>CLARIFICATIONS:</U></B> 1) The matters were duly appreciated by the State
Capital Defense Council (CODEC), by means of Opinion 011/2010, of February, 2010, related to State Finance Department Procedure 12091-90459/2010, which instructed the vote of the representative of the shareholder S&atilde;o Paulo State Finance
Department. 2) The minutes were drawn up in summary format, pursuant to paragraph 1, Article 130 of Law 6404/76 and amendments thereto. <B><U>RESOLUTIONS</U></B>: The Presiding </P>

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Chairman brought up for discussion <B><U>item &#147;I&#148;</U></B> of the Agenda, &#147;To amend and confirm Management&#146;s Accounts and the Financial Statements for fiscal year 2008, together with the Reports of the Fiscal Council and the
External Auditors, in conformity with the Management Report, Financial Statements and corresponding Explanatory Notes, as deliberated on by the Shareholder&#146;s Meeting of April 29, 2009&#148;, and registered the attendance of Messrs. Paulo
C&eacute;sar Estev&atilde;o Netto and Daniel Rodrigues de Oliveira, representing PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, and the Fiscal Council member, Sandra Maria Giannella, as well as Nara Maria Marcondes Fran&ccedil;a, Superintendent of
the Accounting Department, and Li&egrave;ge Oliveira Ayub, assistant to the Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer. With the floor, the representative of the shareholder S&atilde;o Paulo State Finance Department, the attorney-in-fact Olavo
Jos&eacute; Justo Pezzotti, based on said CODEC Opinion, proposed the approval of Management&#146;s Accounts and the Financial Statements for fiscal year 2008, together with the Reports of the Fiscal Council and the External Auditors, in conformity
with the Management Report, Financial Statements and corresponding Explanatory Notes, as deliberated on by the Shareholder&#146;s Meeting of April 29, 2009. The Chairman then put the matter to the vote and, abstentions and dissenting votes having
been duly registered, the proposal of the shareholder S&atilde;o Paulo State Finance Department <B><U>was approved by a majority vote</U></B><B>. </B>Subsequently, the Chairman brought up for discussion <B><U>item &#147;II&#148;</U></B> of the Agenda,
&#147;To amend and confirm the allocation of net income resolved by the Shareholders&#146; Meeting of April 29, 2009,&#148; with the continuing presence of the aforementioned Messrs. Paulo C&eacute;sar Estev&atilde;o Netto, Daniel Rodrigues de
Oliveira, Sandra Maria Giannella and Nara Maria Marcondes Fran&ccedil;a. With the floor, the representative of the shareholder S&atilde;o Paulo State Finance Department, the attorney-in-fact Olavo Jos&eacute; Justo Pezzotti, based on said CODEC
Opinion and considering that the matter had been approved by the Company&#146;s Board of Directors and Fiscal Council, proposed, pursuant to Article 192 performance Law 6404/76, and amendments thereto, the allocation of net income from fiscal year
2008 pursuant to the republication of the financial statements as follows: net income for the year R&#36; 63,571,000.00; (+) Realization of the Revaluation Reserve R&#36; 86,816,329.02; (-) Interest on Equity R&#36; 296,187,609.90; (-) 5% Legal
Reserve R&#36; 3,178,000.00; the </P>

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offsetting of accrued losses (R&#36; 148,978,280.88) . The Chairman then put the proposal of the shareholder S&atilde;o Paulo State Finance Department to the vote, which, abstentions and dissenting votes having been duly registered, was then<B><U>
approved by a majority vote</U></B><B>. </B>There being no other matters to be discussed, the Chairman requested the registration of the minority shareholders&#146; votes in the minutes, in accordance with the attached statements pertaining to the
General Meeting. The voting was as follows: Fany Andrade G. Carvalho, Brazilian citizen, separated, bearer of Identity Card (RG) 328.257.801, representing the shareholder The Bank Of New York, whose <B>power of attorney</B> was authenticated by the
Presiding Board and registered under <B>number 1</B>, presented the following voting declarations: <I><U>item I</U></I> of the agenda, 13,136,586 in favor, 15,408,092 against and 1,410,060 abstentions; and <I><U>item II</U></I>, 19,554,538 in favor,
10,356,238 against and 43,962 abstentions. Subsequently, Paulo Roberto B. Brand&atilde;o, Brazilian citizen, single, OAB (Brazilian Bar Association)/SP 273,180, representing the shareholder Ita&uacute; Unibacno S.A., HSBC Mortgage and Realestate
Brokers S.A and Citibank N.A, whose <B>powers of attorney</B> were authenticated by the Presiding Board and registered under <B>number 2</B>, which presented voting declarations against <I><U>items I and II</U></I>; <B>number 3</B>, which presented
voting declarations against <I><U>items I and II</U></I>, with the exception of New World Fund Inc. who voted in favor; and power-of-attorney <B>number 4</B>, which presented voting declarations against <I><U>items I and II</U></I>, with the
exception of the shareholders: College Retirement Equities Fund, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees&acute; Retirement System, Eaton Vance Structured Emerging Markets Fund, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Emerging Mkts Fund, Gordon E. and
Betty I. Moore Foundation, Laudus Rosenberg Intl Discovery Fund, National Pension Service, Pensionkassernes Administration A/S, PPL Services Corporation Master Trust, PSP Foreign Equity Fund, Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, Rare Series
Emerging Markets Fund, Russeli Investment Company Emerging Markets Fund, Wellington Trust Company N.A., York University Pension Fund, Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF and Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Index Fund, all of which voted in favor,
and the shareholders A.I. Dupont Testamentary Trust and The Nemours Foundation, which abstained. Subsequently, the Chairman thanked all those attending members and declared </P>

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the Extraordinary Shareholders&#146; Meeting <B><U>closed</U></B>, determining that these Minutes be drawn up, which were then read, found to be in compliance and signed by the Chairman and the Secretary of the Presiding Board and the attending
shareholders, who constituted the majority necessary for the resolutions to be taken. <B><U>ATTENDANCE</U></B>: Board Member Humberto Rodrigues da Silva, the representative of the shareholder S&atilde;o Paulo State Finance Department,
Attorney-in-fact Olavo Jos&eacute; Justo Pezzotti, the Fiscal Council member, Sandra Maria Giannella, the representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes, Paulo Cesar Estev&atilde;o Netto and Daniel Rodrigues de Oliveira, as well
as Paulo Roberto B. Brand&atilde;o, Fany Andrade G. Carvalho and Marli Soares da Costa.</P>
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<B><U>This is a free translation of the original minutes filed at the Company&#146;s General Office (PPS).</U></B> </P>
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S&atilde;o Paulo, March 4, 2010. </P>
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<DIV align=justify><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000">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, thereunto duly authorized, in the city S&#227;o Paulo, Brazil. </FONT></DIV>
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Date: March 18, 2010</FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV ALIGN="center">/S/&nbsp;Rui de Britto &Aacute;lvares Affonso&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> Name: Rui de Britto &#193;lvares Affonso </FONT></DIV>
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This press release may contain forward-looking statements.
These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on
management's current view and estimates of future economic circumstances,
industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words "anticipates", "believes",
"estimates", "expects", "plans" and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends,
the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital
expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the
factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking
statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The
statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions,
industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from current expectations.
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