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SFPUC reports storage declines, adopts excess-use charges for large irrigation accounts
Summary
The Commission heard that Hetch Hetchy storage was about 85% and total system storage near 60%; it adopted regulations to charge twice the applicable water rate for irrigation accounts that exceed mandatory 10% reductions, with exceptions reviewed by staff and rates scheduled for Board of Supervisors consideration.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission received a drought update and approved a set of regulations and excess water‑use charges tied to mandatory conservation on Aug. 26.
Steve Ritchie, assistant general manager for water, said Hetch Hetchy reservoir is "down now to about 85%" and total system storage is about 60% of maximum. He reported that system-wide demand has fallen over the last 13 weeks and the City is on track toward a 10% reduction target, with average deliveries around 22.4 million gallons per day compared with a typical late‑summer peak near 27 million gallons per day.
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