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PUC: Snowpack at near-record lows; outreach launched and mandatory rationing possible
Summary
Hetch Hetchy officials told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission the system is facing one of its driest years on record, staff will begin immediate public outreach encouraging voluntary conservation and the commission asked for a draft mandatory rationing plan and an economic-impact study by the next meeting.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission was warned on April 18 that the city’s water system is entering one of its driest years on record and staff said it will launch public outreach immediately to seek voluntary conservation while preparing a mandatory plan if needed.
Margaret Hannaford, general manager of Hetch Hetchy Water and Power, said the system is experiencing “the fourth driest year of record on the Hetch Hetchy since 1919,” and that the city faces roughly a 200,000-acre-foot shortfall in carryover storage plus an estimated 60,000-acre-foot drawdown tied to Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) constraints at Calaveras…
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