FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lynch James Patrick   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SJW GROUP [SJW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CFO/Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) 110 W. TAYLOR STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2018 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95110 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/02/2018   A   1,403 (1) A $ 0 23,206 (2) D   Common Stock 01/02/2018   F   408 (3) D $ 63.47 22,798 (4) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lynch James Patrick 110 W. TAYLOR STREET SAN JOSE, CA 95110			CFO/Treasurer

Signatures

/s/ Suzy Papazian Attorney-in-Fact for James P. Lynch		01/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents 1,403 shares of the common stock underlying restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each RSU entitles the reporting person to receive one share of common stock upon vesting of the RSU. The RSUs will vest in three annual successive installments upon the completion of the reporting person's each year of services with the issuer for the three-year period measured from the date of grant, subject to accelerated vesting under certain prescribed circumstances.
(2)	Represents 1,903 shares of the issuer's common stock, 2,500 shares of the issuer's common stock held under a Roth IRA account, 13,068 shares of the issuer's common stock held by Mr. Lynch and his spouse in joint tenancy, and 5,735 shares of the issuer's common stock underling restricted stock units.
(3)	Represents 408 shares of common stock withheld of the issuer in satisfaction of the applicable withholding taxes on certain shares of common stock that became issuable on January 2, 2018 pursuant to the terms of the January 2, 2015 Restricted Stock Unit Issuance Agreement between the reporting person and the issuer. The issuable shares were previously reported as Table I securities at the time the restricted stock units were granted, and accordingly the issuance of those shares is not a reportable transaction on this Form 4.
(4)	Represents 1,903 shares of the issuer's common stock, 2,500 shares of the issuer's common stock held under a Roth IRA account, 13,590 shares of the issuer's common stock held by Mr. Lynch and his spouse in joint tenancy, and 4,805 shares of the issuer's common stock underling restricted stock units that will vest and become issuable in accordance with their terms.

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