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SFPUC reports ample Hetch Hetchy storage, begins Lower Cherry delivery test amid record conservation
Summary
Assistant General Manager Steve Ritchie told the commission Hetch Hetchy was about 73% full and the agency’s water bank held about 184,000 acre-feet; staff began a month-long delivery test from the Lower Cherry Aqueduct to validate post‑Rim Fire repairs and to increase local supply.
Steve Ritchie, Assistant General Manager for Water, told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Oct. 13 that Hetch Hetchy reservoir storage was ‘‘about 73% of capacity’’ and that the agency’s water bank had risen to roughly 184,000 acre‑feet, a level officials say reflects unusually strong citywide conservation.
The conservation totals are substantial: Ritchie reported the system had collectively saved about 13,000,000,000 gallons so far this water year versus a 11,000,000,000‑gallon target for the year, and he…
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