Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BELHUMEUR GEORGE
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SJW CORP [SJW]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP of Operations
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
374 W. SANTA CLARA STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2007
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95113
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 08/08/2007   M   430 A $ 14 7,413 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   M   1,597 A $ 14.85 9,010 (2) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   M   473 A $ 17.63 9,483 (3) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   S   300 D $ 36.55 9,183 (4) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   S   130 D $ 36.52 9,053 (5) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   S   100 D $ 36.55 8,953 (6) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   S   100 D $ 36.54 8,853 (7) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   S   370 D $ 36.52 8,483 (8) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   S   100 D $ 36.51 8,383 (9) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   S   927 D $ 36.5 7,456 (10) D  
Common Stock 08/08/2007   S   473 D $ 36.5 6,983 (11) 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
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 14 08/08/2007   M     430 04/29/2004(12) 04/28/2013 Common Stock 430 $ 0 2,851 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 14.85 08/08/2007   M     1,597 01/02/2005(13) 01/01/2014 Common Stock 1,597 $ 0 1,254 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 17.63 08/08/2007   M     473 01/03/2006(14) 01/02/2015 Common Stock 473 $ 0 781 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BELHUMEUR GEORGE
374 W. SANTA CLARA STREET
SAN JOSE, CA 95113
      Sr. VP of Operations  

Signatures

 /s/ W. Richard Roth Attorney-in-Fact for George Belhumeur   08/10/2007
**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) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 430 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(2) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 2,027 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(3) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 2,500 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(4) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 2,200 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(5) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 2,070 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(6) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 1,970 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(7) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 1,870 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(8) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 1,500 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(9) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 1,400 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(10) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 473 shares of Common Stock of the issuer issued to Mr. Belhumeur following the exercise of his options, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(11) Includes 695 shares of Common Stock, 5,508 shares of Common Stock held under an IRA account, 516 shares underlying restricted stock units and 264 shares of deferred stock which may be subject in whole or in part to vesting schedules tied to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer and which will be distributed as actual shares of Common Stock of the issuer either at the time of vesting or at a specified time thereafter (including termination of service with the issuer).
(12) The stock options are exercisable according to a vesting schedule. The shares vest in four successive equal annual installments upon Mr. Belhumeur's completion of each year of service with the issuer over a four-year period measured from the April 29, 2003 issue date of the stock options. Therefore 532 shares of Common Stock of the issuer became exercisable on April 29, 2004 and on April 29, 2005 and 533 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on April 29, 2006 and on April 29, 2007. The exercise price is $14.00 per share.
(13) The stock options are exercisable according to a vesting schedule. The shares vest in four successive equal annual installments upon Mr. Belhumeur's completion of each year of service with the issuer over a four-year period measured from the January 2, 2004 issue date of the stock options. Therefore 532 shares of Common Stock of the issuer became exercisable on January 2, 2005 and on January 2, 2006 and 533 shares of Common Stock became exercisable on January 2, 2007. An additional 533 shares of Common Stock will vest and become exercisable on January 2, 2008. The exercise price is $14.85 per share.
(14) The stock options are exercisable according to a vesting schedule. The shares vest in four successive equal annual installments upon Mr. Belhumeur's completion of each year of service with the issuer over a four-year period measured from the January 3, 2005 issue date of the stock options. Therefore 627 shares of Common Stock of the issuer became exercisable on January 2, 2006 and on January 2, 2007. An additional 627 shares of Common Stock will vest and become exercisable on January 2, 2008 and January 2, 2009. The exercise price is $17.63 per share.

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