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SFPUC: Reservoir storage improving but drought remains; staff urges 10% voluntary cut
Summary
Assistant General Manager Steve Ritchie told the commission that reservoir storage has risen but snowpack remains low and drought conditions persist; staff extended a 10% voluntary water‑use reduction and outlined water‑bank and drought‑relief measures.
Assistant General Manager for Water Steve Ritchie told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on April 22 that while recent precipitation has improved reservoir levels, the city remains in drought conditions and conservation remains essential. Ritchie said total storage available in Hetch Hetchy and local reservoirs is roughly 361,000 acre‑feet, about two‑thirds of maximum capacity, and noted Hetch Hetchy itself was at about 63 percent of maximum storage.
Ritchie said March precipitation and local rains have steadily increased supplies but that the statewide snowpack was weak — roughly 40 percent of the April 1 median — meaning much of San…
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