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SFPUC reports major schedule and cost variances in WESIP; Calaveras Dam drives largest increases
Summary
PUC staff told commissioners the Water Enterprise System Improvement Program faces schedule delays and cost increases, with the Calaveras Dam replacement accounting for a 42‑month slip and a $101 million increase largely tied to natural‑occurring asbestos and fisheries mitigation.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard a quarterly update Tuesday showing the Water Enterprise System Improvement Program (WESIP) is making progress on construction but facing notable schedule and cost variances that will affect the program through 2015.
Julie Levante, presenting the fiscal third‑quarter report for FY 2008–09, said local projects are largely in construction and regional projects are advancing in design but continue to be delayed by environmental review. ‘‘Performance on the local program is…very good,’’ Levante said during the presentation. She told commissioners that, as of April 4, construction was under way on about half the local projects and that 45 of 84 WESIP projects were either complete or in…
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