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PUC backs mayoral directive to end bottled water purchases by city departments; outreach and savings cited
Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard testimony backing Mayor Newsom’s executive directive to stop purchasing single‑serve and five‑gallon bottled water for city departments, heard experts on health/environmental risks, and was told the move will save about $500,000; staff will expand outreach and pursue related local actions.
San Francisco’s Public Utilities Commission endorsed the mayor’s recent executive directive that directs city departments to stop purchasing single‑serve bottled water and five‑gallon bottled dispensers, and commissioners heard expert testimony supporting tap water quality, environmental harms from bottled plastics and a plan for public outreach.
Wade Crowfoot, representing the mayor’s office, told the commission the mayor issued the directive and that the city expects to save roughly $500,000 by ending bottled‑water contracts for city departments. “We are very excited in the mayor’s office to have issued on Friday an executive directive to all city departments,” Crowfoot said, adding that the directive complements work at the U.S. Conference of Mayors and is intended to be paired with public education.
General Manager Laura Spangen…
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