SJW Group

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SJW Group
Type Public
NYSE:  SJW
S&P 600 Component
Russell 2000 Component
Industrywater utilities
Founded1866;156 years ago (1866)
Headquarters
Area served
North America
Revenue$573.7 million [1]  (2021)
$60.5 million (2021)
Number of employees
~385
Website www.sjwgroup.com

SJW Group ("SJW") is a water utility processing, distribution, wholesale and retail company based in San Jose, California. It serves 228,000 connections that serves over 1 million residents in regions of California, and approximately 17,000 connections, which serves about 60,000 people in Texas. [2] [3] The enterprise value (as of December 2021) is $3.76 billion. [4]

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Operations

The company has four subsidiaries, comprising San Jose Water Company, SJWTX, Inc., SJW Land Company as well as Texas Water Alliance Limited (TWA). [3] TWA is engaged in operating the essential water supply activities in Texas. [5] The company's diverse utility property include land held in fee, impounding reservoirs, diversion facilities, wells, distribution storage, and all water facilities, equipment, office buildings, etc. [6] In 2012, the revenue generated by purchased water made up about 40% to 45% of the company’s annual revenue. [5]

The company attended the industry’s conference, Water Utility Conference of 2013, as one of the largest water utility companies in the U.S. [7]

In October 2018, it was announced that SJW was acquiring Connecticut Water Service, Inc., a water utility company serving communities in Connecticut and Maine, pending federal approval. The acquisition was completed in October 2019. [8] [9] [10]

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