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PUC adopts 10-year wastewater capital plan, staff outlines $6.9B$8.4B program and rate trade-offs
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission adopted a 10-year capital plan for the Sewer System Improvement Program that locks in planning and early work and presents program options ranging from a $6 billion scaled plan to an $8.4 billion full program (including financing). Staff warned larger scopes could require multi-year double-digit sewer-rate increases.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Feb. 22 adopted a 10-year capital plan for the Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP), authorizing the first two years of planning and initial project funding while directing staff to continue value engineering and procure a program manager.
Staff presented a range of options for addressing aging wastewater infrastructure, seismic vulnerability and emerging climate threats. Karen Kubik, SSIP lead, told commissioners the full program of identified needs totals about $6.9 billion in construction costs and rises to roughly $8.4 billion once financing and escalation are added. The 10-year proposal before the commission covers about $4.1 billion of that work (about $5.1 billion with financing) and focuses on early priorities such as the Southeast Plant…
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