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PUC urges voluntary 10% water conservation after dry months; Hetch Hetchy near 86% of capacity

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · May 27, 2008
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Assistant GM Michael Carlin told the PUC that Hetch Hetchy storage rose to about 310,000 acre-feet and staff recommends a voluntary 10% conservation campaign for customers amid a dry year and a 50% chance of falling below Level 1 rationing by July 1.

At the May 27, 2008 meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Michael Carlin, Assistant General Manager for Water, reported regional water conditions and urged voluntary conservation.

Carlin said Hetch Hetchy Reservoir has a capacity of about 360,000 acre-feet and was at roughly 310,000 acre-feet at the time of his report, up from lower levels after recent precipitation. He described this water year as ‘‘about a 70% year’’ and noted that March…

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