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SFPUC readies rates policy and budget choices as water and sewer repair demands rise
Summary
Staff offered a rates‑policy primer and outlined repair-and-replacement funding choices: water‑main replacement proposals would increase from ~6 miles/year toward 15 miles/year, raising debt service and modestly increasing monthly bills; commissioners asked for clearer policy guidance and third‑party auditability of ratepayer accountability measures.
SAN FRANCISCO — As the SFPUC prepares for its upcoming budget hearings, staff summarized the commission policies that constrain rate setting and proposed steps to strengthen a rates policy and a new ratepayer‑accountability framework.
Todd Reekstrom, Assistant GM and CFO, told commissioners the draft rates policy references the San Francisco Charter and state rules (including Proposition 218 and relevant Government Code provisions) and that staff would bring a proposed policy to commissioners for stakeholder input by late January or February. "This helps us align rate making as well as our…
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