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PUC says WSIP largely on track but environmental reviews and consultant issues are delaying some projects
Summary
PUC staff reported the Water System Improvement Program is about 45% complete overall, with local projects largely progressing and many regional projects still in design; environmental review coordination, resource agency direction and consultant terminations are the main causes of schedule variances and a net ~$50M cost forecast increase.
PUC staff told the commission that the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) is broadly on track but that several significant schedule variances remain, driven primarily by environmental review work, consultant staffing problems and planning‑level changes that escalated review requirements.
Julie Labonte, the PUC’s WSIP director, said the local program comprises 35 projects (about half completed in construction or beyond) and that the regional portfolio includes about 50 projects with more than half in design. Labonte reported the program index shows overall progress, but that the environmental phase is lagging in several large projects: "environmental and design phases are both about…
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