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SFPUC adopts revised cross‑connection control plan; hazard assessments to cover all services over 25 years
Summary
The SFPUC approved a revised cross‑connection control plan that expands hazard assessments to all 182,000 service connections on a 25‑year schedule and requires upgrades to many fire and temporary service connections.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a revised Cross Connection Control Plan and manual to comply with the State Water Resources Control Board’s cross‑connection control policy handbook. The plan, presented by Water Quality Division Director Andrew Grasso, sets a schedule and work plan to identify and mitigate cross‑connection risks across the city’s water system.
Why it matters: cross connections are physical links that could allow non‑potable water to enter the potable distribution system. State policy now requires utilities to perform hazard assessments for service connections beyond the historical subset of commercial and high‑risk accounts; SFPUC must identify hazards for all 182,000 services in its system and bring the program into compliance.
Key provisions and timeline
- Scope expansion and schedule: SFPUC currently manages roughly 35,000 backflow prevention assemblies covering about 18,000…
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