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SFPUC presents Eastside recycled-water project; Port asked to consider potential port sites
Summary
SFPUC officials briefed the Port Commission on a plan to develop about 2 million gallons per day of recycled (nonpotable) water for the city's Eastside, identified five potential sites (including three Port properties), described alternatives analysis and outreach, and said a preferred alternative could be selected next March or April.
Representatives from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) briefed the Port Commission on the Eastside recycled-water project and asked the Port to consider several Port properties among potential treatment-plant sites.
Barbara Palacios, SFPUC project manager, said the SFPUC's recycled-water program aims to reduce demand on drinking-water supplies by delivering nonpotable water for irrigation and toilet flushing. The SFPUC identified five potential sites for treatment facilities: three Port properties (Seawall Lot 337; Pier 70; and the Pier 90'94 backlands), a state-owned parcel at Selby & Evans, and SFPUC's Griffith pump station. The Eastside project goal was described as developing about 2,000,000 gallons per day of recycled water to serve identified priority customers in the eastern city.
Palacios outlined the alternatives analysis that will evaluate centralized versus decentralized (satellite or "scalping") treatment options, and said the team will evaluate environmental, social and technical criteria, and cost. The presentation emphasized public outreach: SFPUC staff said they had conducted about 600 field surveys, mailed updates to roughly 12,000 nearby residents, emailed stakeholders (about 1,600), and used an iPad/online digital survey tool. A second round of outreach is underway and staff expected to identify a recommended alternative in March or April of next year and could return to the Port Commission if a Port site is among the recommended alternatives.
In public comment, Corinne Woods and other commenters urged faster implementation and raised questions about outreach and cost comparisons between siting near the Southeast plant and siting facilities closer to end users. SFPUC staff said project planning and environmental review are funded through planning, design and environmental review phases and that construction timing was tentatively around 2018.
