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SFPUC opens long-range water plan discussion as East Palo Alto seeks 1.5 MGD increase
Summary
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission began developing a CEQA-ready 2040 Water Management Action Plan and took substantial public testimony from East Palo Alto officials and residents asking the agency to prioritize a 1.5 million gallons-per-day supply increase to enable affordable housing and economic development.
Steve Ritchie, assistant general manager for water, opened a months-long planning process for the commission on a proposed 2040 Water Management Action Plan, saying staff seeks guidance to craft a program description suitable for CEQA review.
The plan frames five core questions for future action: how to maintain the 184 million gallons-per-day (MGD) wholesale supply assurance; whether San Jose and Santa Clara should become permanent customers; how to address East Palo Alto’s request for 1.5 MGD; whether transfers of individual supply guarantees are feasible; and whether the commission should revise drought-rationing objectives.
"We need guidance on development of a new program description that can be used for…
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