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SFPUC reports lower water sales, slimmer reserves; annual CAFR published
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard a second-quarter financial update showing water consumption down about 4% year over year and projected year-end reserves materially below prior targets; staff rolled figures into a 10-year plan and released the SFPUCComprehensive Annual Financial Report.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission received a financial briefing on Jan. 26 that showed retail and wholesale water sales running below budget and a consequential drop in projected reserves for the water enterprise.
Todd Reitstrom, assistant general manager and chief financial officer, told commissioners that water usage was "down nearly 4% year over year" and that the year-end reserve projection for the water enterprise is now roughly $32.7 million, substantially lower than the $53.1 million assumed when the budget was adopted. He said the wastewater enterprise also faces a reserve shortfall (about $17 million lower), while Hetch Hetchy posted favorable variances (about $13 million higher).
The drop largely…
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