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Committee holds hearing on West Side emergency firefighting water system; project planning continues as costs rise
Summary
Supervisors heard an update on design, phasing and funding for a seismically resilient potable Emergency Firefighting Water System on the West Side. SFPUC and Fire Department emphasized the system’s role as a firebreak and resilience backbone; the committee continued the item to the call of the chair for further updates.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on July 28 held a hearing on funding and design for a seismically resilient Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS) for San Francisco’s West Side and continued the matter to the call of the chair to allow additional analysis and public engagement.
Katie Miller, director of Water Capital Programs at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), described the EFWS plan as a dual‑purpose, seismically resilient potable system that would supply high‑pressure water for post‑earthquake firefighting as well as low‑pressure potable water for recovery. The program has received past bond funding (EASER bonds passed in 2010, 2014 and 2020) and…
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