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SFPUC authorizes $250,000 pilot to reimburse floodproofing for affected properties
Summary
The commission authorized the general manager to execute a pilot grant program to reimburse ratepayers for backflow preventers and door/garage flood barriers; staff described unit costs, eligibility criteria and mid‑/long‑term stormwater infrastructure work including an 800,000‑gallon cistern at Seventeenth & Folsom.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted on March 26 to authorize the general manager to execute agreements for a pilot floodwater management grant program designed to help homeowners and businesses protect properties from sewer backups and localized storm flooding.
Emilio Cruz, Assistant General Manager for Infrastructure, described a tiered approach: immediate homeowner‑level measures (backflow preventers and door/garage barriers), midterm localized storage (an 800,000‑gallon storage tank proposed under a new park at Seventeenth & Folsom) and long‑term green and grey infrastructure improvements across the 20‑year SSIP program. Cruz said the pilot would reimburse 100% of eligible costs up to a pilot fund…
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