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PUC expands flood-resilience grants after heavy public pleas from Mission business and property owners
Summary
Commission approved modifications to the Flood Water Management Grant Program, increasing total funding to $2 million, capping reimbursements at $30,000 per property and adding eligible measures such as concrete flood walls, in response to repeated flooding reports—especially at 17th and Folsom.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted July 14 to approve a set of changes to its Flood Water Management Grant Program that expand eligible projects and increase the fund to $2,000,000.
SFPUC staff said the modified program would reimburse a broader set of measures — including concrete flood walls, garage-door sealing, plumbing modifications and site-specific grading — and would cap reimbursements at $30,000 per property. Staff said the program will continue to be administered by SFPUC with coordination from the Department of Public Works and the Department of Building…
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