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) January 25, 2011
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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.)

  110 W. Taylor Street, San Jose, California           95110
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   (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                           (408) 279-7800
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         Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                            Not Applicable
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    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.

On January 25, 2011, the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors of SJW Corp. (the "Corporation") approved special cash
bonus awards for a group of executive officers and other key employees
of the Corporation who worked on special projects and assignments for
the Corporation during the 2010 calendar year. The following executive
officers, several of whom were named executive officers in the
Corporation's most recent proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2010, were awarded such
special cash bonuses in the dollar amounts indicated below:

    NAME                       TITLE                  DOLLAR AMOUNT ($)
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W. Richard Roth       Chief Executive Officer and        $30,000
                      President

Angela Yip            Executive Vice President of        $20,000
                      Finance

R. Scott Yoo          Chief Operating Officer of         $20,000
                      San Jose Water Company

James P. Lynch        Chief Financial Officer and        $20,000
                      Treasurer

The amount of each such bonus was determined in the sole discretion of
the Executive Compensation Committee and is in addition to any other
cash bonus to which such individuals are entitled for the 2010 calendar
year under the Corporation's normal bonus plans and programs for such
year based on the Corporation's performance and their individual
performance for that year.

                         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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January 28, 2011            /s/ James P. Lynch
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                            James P. Lynch, Chief Financial
                            Officer and Treasurer