The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [Cu(C(14)H(17)NO(4))(C(12)H(8)N(2))]·H(2)O, contains two independent Cu(II) complex mol-ecules and two uncoordinated water mol-ecules. In each complex mol-ecule, the Cu atom is O,N,O'-chelated by the tridentate Schiff base ligand and N,N'-chelated by the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry. The Cu-N bond distances in the apical directions are 2.298 (4) and 2.268 (4) Å. In the crystal, inter-molecular O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds together with C-H⋯π inter-actions result in a three-dimensional supra-molecular structure.