The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission affirms and commits to advancing racial justice by centering the agency's programs and resource allocations on racial and social equity, both as regional employer, as well as a service provider. The SFPUC is committed to the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures and incomes, and affirms that diversity, inclusiveness and respect are core values of the agency. Racial Justice Resolution - July 2020
This is a regular scheduled meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). During the COVID-19 emergency, the regular meeting room, City Hall, Room 400, is closed. Commissioners and SFPUC staff will convene Commission meetings remotely by teleconference. Please see the meeting agenda for additional information about this meeting.
This is a regular scheduled meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). During the COVID-19 emergency, the regular meeting room, City Hall, Room 400, is closed. Commissioners and SFPUC staff will convene Commission meetings remotely by teleconference. Please see the meeting agenda for additional information about this meeting.
This is a regular scheduled meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). During the COVID-19 emergency, the regular meeting room, City Hall, Room 400, is closed. Commissioners and SFPUC staff will convene Commission meetings remotely by teleconference. Please see the meeting agenda for additional information about this meeting.
The Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System collects surface runoff from rivers and creeks in three major watersheds that is stored in reservoirs that are created by dams, both large and small, for municipal water supply and hydropower generation. These dams and reservoirs are essential elements of our water delivery system. A dam is a structure (usually an earthen embankment or concrete) designed to hold back water, together with appurtenant works (such as a spillway). The California Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) regulates dams in California that are of a certain size (generally above 25 feet
To help better understand the potential vulnerability of the SFPUC Regional Water System (RWS) to uncertain future conditions, SFPUC partnered with The Water Research Foundation to develop a long-term vulnerability assessment (LTVA) of the RWS. The study was conducted by University of Massachusetts Hydrosystems Research Group with input from National Center for Atmospheric Research, other climate scientists, and Deltares. The goal of the LTVA is to help quantitatively and qualitatively assess to what extent climate change will be a threat to the RWS in comparison to, or in combination with