UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549

                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange
                           Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 24, 2004
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                             SJW Corp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         California              1-8966            77-0066628
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission       (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)         File Number)   Identification No.)

    374 W. Santa Clara Street, San Jose, California     95196
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(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including
area code                                       (408) 279-7800
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                        Not Applicable
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    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure

     On August 24, 2004, SJW Corp. announced that on August 19,
     2004, San Jose Water Company, its wholly owned subsidiary,
     received approval in its General Rate Case from the
     California Public Utilities Commission to increase rates.
     A copy of the Company?s press release is attached hereto as
     Exhibit 99.1.



SIGNATURES

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.



                                  SJW Corp.
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August 25, 2004                   /s/ Angela Yip
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                                  Angela Yip,
                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                  and Treasurer


                        EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                  Description of Document
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99.1    Press Release issued by SJW Corp., dated August 24, 2004,
        announced that on August 19, 2004, San Jose Water Company
        (SJWC), its wholly owned subsidiary, received approval in
        its General Rate Case from the California Public
        Utilities Commission to increase rates.