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PUC outlines emergency firefighting water upgrades and responds to civil grand jury recommendations
Summary
PUC staff summarized upgrades to the Emergency Firefighting Water System since 2010, outlined potential expansions (including a conceptual Westside potable backbone tied to Lake Merced) and presented proposed responses and timelines to a civil grand jury report; the commission approved the PUC's response.
Senior staff briefed the commission on work to assess and upgrade the Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS, formerly AWSS) and presented proposed responses to a civil grand jury report that recommended broader preparedness for a 7.8 earthquake.
John Scarpulla (SFPUC) reviewed the 2010 condition assessment the PUC inherited, noted investments funded by earthquake safety and emergency response (EASER) bonds (2010/2014) —…
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