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SFPUC outlines $2.7B collection plan and $400M green program as part of $7B SSIP
Summary
At a July workshop the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard staff present a 20-year Sewer System Improvement Program that includes $2.7 billion for collection-system repairs, $400 million allocated to green infrastructure, and a placeholder $1.2 billion tunnel to address Central Bayside redundancy; staff proposed 8 early implementation green projects and will return with refined trade-offs and timelines.
San Francisco — At a Commission workshop on the Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP), SFPUC staff on July 24 laid out a 20-year validation for the city’s collection system that pairs traditional “gray” repairs with an expanded green infrastructure program.
Staff recommended $2.7 billion in collection-system investments over 20 years, including pump-station and outfall rehabilitation, operational odor and grit control, and redundancy measures for critical force mains. In addition they proposed a $400 million green infrastructure program to manage stormwater in an urban watershed framework. Staff said the combined treatment and collection recommendations remain within the program target of about $7 billion over 30 years when coupled with earlier treatment recommendations.
Ed Harrington, the general manager, and program leads emphasized the SSIP’s priorities: system reliability, regulatory compliance, and flexibility for future permit requirements. Marty Dorward,…
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