San Jose Water Announces Community Donations of $285k in 2020

SAN JOSE, Calif., – San Jose Water (“SJW” or “the Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SJW Group (NYSE: SJW), announced today that it donated $285,000 to local non-profits, community organizations, and other philanthropic entities in 2020, a 26% increase over 2019. Monetary donations are funded by Company shareholders.

通过财政捐助和员工志愿服务时间支持当地组织是公司持续致力于改善其服务社区生活质量的基础.

由于2019冠状病毒病，该公司在2020年的大部分时间里无法提供现场志愿服务, 增加了财政捐款，以支持受大流行病影响最严重的组织, including homeless shelters, 食品银行和向需要个人防护装备(PPE)的组织捐款.

2020年的捐款还包括用于促进种族平等和弱势群体受教育机会的捐款. 其中包括联合黑人学院基金和圣何塞渴望, 这是一项由圣何塞市长Sam Liccardo办公室发起的教育倡议，旨在支持服务不足的圣何塞高中生.

SJW continued its longstanding support of Happy Hollow Park & Zoo and the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy.  At Happy Hallow Park & 动物园，SJW赞助了太平洋水果快车过山车的重要升级. Once the park reopens, 在未来的几年里，这将是许多孩子和父母喜欢的旅程. 公司还继续支持瓜达卢佩河公园保护协会，成为“河流公园之窗”项目的赞助商.

In addition, DG真人游戏务公司通过员工社区基金支持员工回馈社区的努力.  这个独立的501c3组织利用员工的捐款和公司的匹配来支持员工参与当地的pta, churches, little league teams and other organizations.

In 2021, SJW打算继续支持提供青少年和教育丰富活动的非营利组织, human health and services, and arts and cultural experiences.

“过去的一年充满挑战，在很多层面上都是前所未有的. 这是一个社区需求高涨的时期，平台登录的目标是提供更多的支持.  平台登录相信，没有社区就没有公司，平台登录将坚定不移地致力于为平台登录所居住的社区的健康和福祉带来积极影响, work and serve,” stated Andrew Gere, San Jose Water President and COO. “2020年取得的巨大进步表明了这一承诺，以及平台登录承诺为平台登录所服务的家庭和企业提供出色的客户服务和安全可靠的供水服务.”

Supplier Diversity

SJW还致力于持续改进其供应商多元化计划，在该计划中，公司努力与反映其社区的多元化商业企业(DBEs)合作, including Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) and Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) DBEs. 公司从dbe的采购从2019年占可控支出的13%增长到2020年的30%. 

Learn more about San Jose Water’s community giving.

About San Jose Water

Founded in 1866, San Jose Water is an investor owned public utility, 它是美国最大、技术最先进的城市供水系统之一. 该公司为圣何塞大都会地区的100多万人提供服务. San Jose Water is owned by SJW Group, 在纽约证券交易所上市的公开交易公司，代码为SJW. SJW Group also owns: Connecticut Water Company in Connecticut; Maine Water Company in Maine; and SJWTX, Inc. (dba Canyon Lake Water Service Company) in Texas. To learn more about San Jose Water, visit: consumer-group.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

本新闻稿包含1995年《DG真人游戏》意义上的前瞻性陈述, as amended. 其中一些前瞻性陈述可以通过使用前瞻性词汇来识别，例如“相信”,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “projects,” “strategy,” or “anticipates,或这些词或其他类似术语的否定.

这些前瞻性陈述仅为预测，可能存在风险, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. 此类陈述的准确性受到若干风险的影响, uncertainties and assumptions including, but not limited to, the following factors: (1) the effect of water, utility, environmental and other governmental policies and regulations, including actions concerning rates, authorized return on equity, authorized capital structures, capital expenditures and other decisions; (2) changes in demand for water and other services; (3) the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on our business operation and financial results; (4) unanticipated weather conditions and changes in seasonality; (5) climate change and the effects thereof; (6) unexpected costs, charges or expenses; (7) our ability to successfully evaluate investments in new business and growth initiatives; (8) the risk of work stoppages, strikes and other labor-related actions; (9) catastrophic events such as fires, earthquakes, explosions, floods, ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, terrorist acts, physical attacks, cyber-attacks, or other similar occurrences; (10) changes in general economic, political, business and financial market conditions; (11) the ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, which can be affected by various factors, including credit ratings, changes in interest rates, compliance with regulatory requirements, 遵守平台登录未偿债务的条款和条件, and general stock and debt market conditions; and (12) legislative and general market and economic developments.

In addition, 实际结果受到与平台登录整体业务更广泛相关的其他风险和不确定性的影响, 包括那些在平台登录提交给SEC的文件中有更详细描述的情况, including the most recent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance, and speak only as of the date made, 除法律要求外，平台登录不承担更新或修改任何前瞻性陈述的义务.

Contacts

Investors

Suzy Papazian, SJW Group

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

408-279-7961, Suzy.Papazian@consumer-group.com

Media

Liann Walborsky

Director of Corporate Communications

408-918-7247, Liann.Walborsky@consumer-group.com