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SFPUC outlines Lake Merced role in local groundwater and recycled‑water projects
Summary
Assistant General Manager Steve Ritchie told commissioners how four interrelated projects — Westside recycled water, San Francisco groundwater supply, regional groundwater storage and Daly City's Vista Grande drainage project — collectively influence Lake Merced levels and water quality; staff noted Lake Merced is listed as impaired under Clean Water Act section 303(d).
At a March 26 meeting, Assistant General Manager for Water Steve Ritchie presented how Lake Merced is central to several local water‑supply and stormwater projects and explained how those projects interact to shape lake levels and water quality.
Ritchie reviewed four projects: the Westside Recycled Water Project (which would irrigate large parks and shift groundwater uses), the San Francisco Groundwater Supply Project (proposing about 4 million gallons per day from the Westside Basin), a Regional Groundwater Storage and Recovery Project (a conjunctive‑use, dry‑year supply estimated at about…
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