SJW Corp. Sets Date for Third Quarter Results Announcement

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
SJW Corp. (NYSE:SJW) announced today that the Company will release its third
quarter 2009 financial results after the close of the market on Wednesday,
October 28, 2009. W. Richard Roth, President and Chief Executive Officer, and
David A. Green, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will review the results
in a webcast presentation at 10:00 A.M. (PT) on Thursday, October 29, 2009.

Interested parties may access the webcast at the web site www.sjwater.com. An
archive of the webcast will be available until January 25, 2010.

SJW Corp. is a publicly traded holding company headquartered in San Jose,
California. SJW Corp. is the parent company of San Jose Water Company, SJWTX,
Inc. and SJW Land Company. Together, San Jose Water Company and SJWTX, Inc.
provide regulated and nonregulated water service to more than one million people
in San Jose, California and nearby communities and in Canyon Lake, Texas and
nearby communities. SJW Land Company owns and operates commercial buildings, has
a majority interest in a real estate partnership, and has properties in the
states of California, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Arizona and Tennessee.

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements including but
not limited to statements relating to SJW Corp.'s plans, strategies, objectives,
expectations and intentions, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
SJW Corp. to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.The results
for a quarter are not indicative of results for a full year due to
seasonality.Certain factors that may cause actual results, performance or
achievements to materially differ are described in SJW Corp.'s most recent
reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.SJW Corp. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

SJW Corp.
Suzy Papazian, 408-279-7961
Corporate Secretary/Attorney

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