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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-19-003132
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190917
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190917

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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

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31317
		FILM NUMBER:		191096535

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

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		STREET 1:		RUA COSTA CARVALHO, 300
		STREET 2:		SAO PAULO
		CITY:			SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			05429-900
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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>FORM 6-K</B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><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 color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman"><B>For&nbsp;August, 2019</B></FONT></DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman"><B>(Commission File No. 1-31317) </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>Companhia de Saneamento B&#225;sico do Estado de S&#227;o Paulo - SABESP </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B>Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sao Paulo - SABESP </B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman"><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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<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file <BR>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 color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">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>

<DIV align=center><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">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>

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<P align=center><FONT size=2 face="'Times New Roman, Times, Serif'">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><BR>Yes ______ No ___X___</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><B><FONT lang=PT-BR style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO B&#193;SICO DO ESTADO DE S&#195;O PAULO &#8211; SABESP</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>Corporate Taxpayer&#8217;s ID (CNPJ) Nr. 43.776.517/0001-80</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>State Registry (NIRE) Nr. 35.3000.1683-1</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0pt 0in 0in" align=center><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif>RECTIFICATION OF THE CALL NOTICE TO POSTPONE THE EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS&#8217; MEETING ORIGINALLY&nbsp; CALLED FOR MAY 13, 2019</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0pt 0in 0in"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif>Due to the inclusion of new items on the agenda, the Call Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting is hereby rectified, with the first publication on April 13, 2019 in the Official Gazette of the State of S&#227;o Paulo and Valor Econ&#244;mico newspaper, with the second publication on April 16, 2019 in the Official Gazette of the State of S&#227;o Paulo and Valor Econ&#244;mico newspaper, and the third publication on april 17, 2019 in the Official Gazette of the State of S&#227;o Paulo and Valor Econ&#244;mico newspaper, in effect with the following wording:</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0pt 0in 0in"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif></FONT>&nbsp;</P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0pt 0in 0in"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif>&nbsp;&#8220;The Shareholders of the Companhia de Saneamento B&#225;sico do Estado de S&#227;o Paulo - Sabesp ("Company") are hereby called to meet </FONT><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif>on June 3, 2019 at 11 a.m.</FONT></B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif>, at the Company&#8217;s headquarters located at Rua Costa Carvalho, 300, in the City of S&#227;o Paulo, State of S&#227;o Paulo, to attend the </FONT><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif>Extraordinary Shareholders&#8217; Meeting</FONT></B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif> and resolve on the following agenda:</FONT><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif> </FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0in 28.35pt; TEXT-INDENT: -28.35pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>I.</FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>Elect the members of the </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>Eligibility and Advisory</FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif> Committee, pursuant to Article 33 of the Company&#8217;s Bylaws.</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0in 28.35pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif></FONT>&nbsp;</P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0in 28.35pt; TEXT-INDENT: -28.35pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>II.</FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>Resolve on the amendment to the Company&#8217;s Bylaws, including Paragraph 5 in Article 8, regarding the minimum time availability required from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, which corresponds to 30 (thirty) monthly hours.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0in 28.35pt; TEXT-INDENT: -28.35pt"><FONT lang=PT-BR style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>III.</FONT><FONT lang=PT-BR style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>Consolidate the Company&#8217;s Bylaws.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0in 28.35pt; TEXT-INDENT: -28.35pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>IV.</FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>Rectify the annual global compensation of the Management and of the members of the audit committee and fiscal council for the fiscal year of 2019, approved at the Annual Shareholders&#8217; Meeting of April 29, 2019.&#8221;</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0pt 0pt 0in"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif>The documents related to the matters to be discussed in the Extraordinary Shareholders&#8217; Meeting will be at the shareholders&#8217; disposal at the Company&#8217;s headquarters and electronically, on the webpage of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), in the format and for the time period defined by CVM Instruction 481/2009.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>GENERAL INFORMATION</FONT></B><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>: Proof of the status of shareholder may be provided at any time before the installation of the Shareholders&#8217; Meeting by presenting: (i) identification, and/or related articles of incorporation that prove legal representation, as applicable; (ii) proof of ownership and the number of shares held by the respective shareholder issued by the depositary financial institution; and (iii) in the case of proxy representation, the applicable proxy appointment duly notarized and granted within the last year, accompanied by the identification and/or related articles of incorporation of the proxy, as applicable.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0pt 0pt 0in" align=center><FONT lang=PT-BR style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" face=verdana,sans-serif>S&#227;o Paulo, May 3, 2019.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0pt 0pt 0in" align=center><FONT lang=PT-BR style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>Mario Engler Pinto Junior</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0pt 0pt 0in" align=center><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt" face=verdana,sans-serif>Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></P>

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<DIV align=justify><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">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. <BR></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align=justify><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">Date:&nbsp;August 27, 2019</FONT></DIV>

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   <TD vAlign=bottom align=left>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman" size=3>Rui de Britto &#193;lvares Affonso</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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   <DIV align=left><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="Times New Roman">Name: Rui de Britto &#193;lvares Affonso </FONT></DIV>

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<P align=justify><FONT size=2 face="'Times New Roman, Times, Serif'">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. </FONT></P>

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