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SFPUC presents water supply strategy, flags 2018 decision points on wholesale commitments

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · October 8, 2013
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Assistant GM Steve Ritchie outlined a draft water supply strategy tied to meeting an annual average demand goal of about 265 million gallons per day, listed projects (Calaveras replacement, Alameda Creek recapture, groundwater storage, recycled water) and said the commission will need to make key decisions by 2018 on wholesale customer commitments and larger supply options such as regional desalination.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard a staff briefing on a draft water supply strategy that lays out projects and decision points the commission must address by 2018.

Steve Ritchie, assistant general manager for water, said the strategy’s level‑of‑service goals include meeting an annual average demand of about 265 million gallons per day in non‑drought years and limiting mandatory rationing to a maximum of 20% system‑wide in…

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