<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019e2cb8-f7e4-7b92-825a-c9de8e21b897,g:72e2b524-3660-4b37-9fc3-caea1373bf35-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.sjwater.com/role/DocumentandEntityInformationDocument" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="sjw-20260513.xsd#DocumentandEntityInformationDocument"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.sjwater.com/role/DocumentandEntityInformationDocument" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:href="sjw-20260513.xsd#sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019e2cb8-f7e4-7902-932a-7b41ce989bff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019e2cb8-f7e4-7902-932a-7b41ce989bff" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate_019e2cb8-f7e4-70d6-a411-01a0cd5688e4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate_019e2cb8-f7e4-70d6-a411-01a0cd5688e4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_019e2cb8-f7e4-71be-8e3c-c414aacd5e14" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_019e2cb8-f7e4-71be-8e3c-c414aacd5e14" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019e2cb8-f7e4-7df1-99af-4245b25837e9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019e2cb8-f7e4-7df1-99af-4245b25837e9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019e2cb8-f7e4-76da-887b-cef7a8a7d53c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019e2cb8-f7e4-76da-887b-cef7a8a7d53c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019e2cb8-f7e4-7cf9-a4c8-a71ab0968dab" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019e2cb8-f7e4-7cf9-a4c8-a71ab0968dab" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019e2cb8-f7e4-7f04-8072-b4c25bfab05b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019e2cb8-f7e4-7f04-8072-b4c25bfab05b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e2cb8-f7e4-7efd-a46d-e4e825e9d1ec" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e2cb8-f7e4-7efd-a46d-e4e825e9d1ec" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019e2cb8-f7e4-723a-9c30-b62ab44c4c08" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019e2cb8-f7e4-723a-9c30-b62ab44c4c08" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019e2cb8-f7e4-7b00-b7a5-e4180a7f4e8d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="10" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019e2cb8-f7e4-7b00-b7a5-e4180a7f4e8d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019e2cb8-f7e4-7d42-ac16-9c56e151aedc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="11" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019e2cb8-f7e4-7d42-ac16-9c56e151aedc" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019e2cb8-f7e4-7682-b1af-3b172bf4c2e6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="12" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019e2cb8-f7e4-7682-b1af-3b172bf4c2e6" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019e2cb8-f7e4-7620-8345-731baa371b04" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="13" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019e2cb8-f7e4-7620-8345-731baa371b04" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019e2cb8-f7e4-7aff-be1d-7785fc8130ea" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="14" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019e2cb8-f7e4-7aff-be1d-7785fc8130ea" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019e2cb8-f7e4-7d57-b72c-0a0f7f07f0b1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="15" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019e2cb8-f7e4-7d57-b72c-0a0f7f07f0b1" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019e2cb8-f7e4-769d-a17c-ad54ffed1eaa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="16" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019e2cb8-f7e4-769d-a17c-ad54ffed1eaa" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019e2cb8-f7e4-7e63-a467-83c859899283" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="17" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019e2cb8-f7e4-7e63-a467-83c859899283" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019e2cb8-f7e4-7141-abb8-db1fdf7f1cf4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="18" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019e2cb8-f7e4-7141-abb8-db1fdf7f1cf4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019e2cb8-f7e4-7070-b9c6-53423094e026" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="19" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019e2cb8-f7e4-7070-b9c6-53423094e026" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019e2cb8-f7e4-7272-9b9c-692c787bed69" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="20" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019e2cb8-f7e4-7272-9b9c-692c787bed69" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019e2cb8-f7e4-7a14-ad5a-0f99123a477f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="21" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019e2cb8-f7e4-7a14-ad5a-0f99123a477f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019e2cb8-f7e4-7e71-94b1-19154688280f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="22" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019e2cb8-f7e4-7e71-94b1-19154688280f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019e2cb8-f7e4-7b8e-8818-0d8b6dd32847" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2024/dei-2024.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="23" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_sjw_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_019e2cb8-f7e4-720f-b5d0-1ac25f9cb57c" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019e2cb8-f7e4-7b8e-8818-0d8b6dd32847" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
</link:linkbase>
