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SFPUC: reservoirs high but water bank low; demand at historic lows
Summary
Assistant General Manager Steve Ritchie said Hetch Hetchy storage had reached about 95% but Water Bank was down to roughly 57,000 acre‑feet; demand is "as low as it's been since 1977," and staff warned that a dry next year could require tougher restrictions after Water Bank is emptied.
At the June 23 meeting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard a detailed drought and water-supply briefing from Steve Ritchie, Assistant General Manager for Water. Ritchie said Hetch Hetchy storage had reached roughly 95.1 percent of capacity and that the Water Bank had fallen to an estimated low of about 57,000 acre-feet (roughly 10 percent of capacity).
Ritchie said demand across the service area is "as low as it's been…
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