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PUC describes record storm impacts, urges residents to clear leaves and reports sandbag and emergency center deployments

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · December 9, 2014
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Summary

Wastewater Assistant GM Tommy Wall said the recent storm produced record system strains, with pump stations at capacity and many localized floods driven by clogged catch basins; PUC and DPW will continue cleanup, deploy sandbags, and staff an Emergency Response Center.

Tommy Wall, Assistant General Manager for the Wastewater Enterprise, briefed the Commission on significant storm impacts and on preparations for an expected follow‑on storm.

Wall described six days of heavy storms and said several system components—pump stations and treatment plants—were at capacity for more than 48 hours. The enterprise…

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