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SFPUC holds public hearing on draft 2010 Urban Water Management Plan; public comment stresses river protection and projection concerns
Summary
The SFPUC opened public comment on its draft 2010 Urban Water Management Plan; staff said the plan maintains a 265 MGD watershed limit and shows San Francisco compliant with state conservation targets, while public speakers warned against further Tuolumne River withdrawals and questioned demand projections.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission held a public hearing on the draft 2010 Urban Water Management Plan on May 11, 2011, with staff presenting key supply assumptions and the public offering comments on water sources and demand forecasts.
Steve Rich, assistant general manager for water, told the commission the 2010 UWMP projects supply and demand through 2035 and carries forward a previously adopted watershed supply constraint of 265 million gallons per day (MGD) through 2018, allocated as 184 MGD to wholesale customers and 81 MGD to San Francisco's retail system.
"It is the 2010 urban water management plan even though we're in…
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