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Residents, advocates urge SFPUC to restore Pierce Street outfall after repeated Marina flooding
Summary
Several Marina residents and advocacy groups told the SFPUC commission that decommissioning the Pierce Street outfall has contributed to recurring sewer and storm flooding in the Marina and urged the agency to reopen or otherwise restore outfall capacity.
Multiple members of the public urged the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on May 20 to revisit the decision to decommission the Pierce Street outfall, arguing the closure has worsened flooding and sewer backups in the Marina neighborhood.
Bill Clark, a Marina resident with a boat near the former outfall, told commissioners he believes the outfall's closure contributed to flooding during the 2022 and 2023 storms and that new harbor work tied to a PG&E settlement prevented proper tidal flushing. "Relief from 5-year storm flooding... can only be…
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