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Historic preservation panel approves Washington Square irrigation and drainage work after public concern about yearlong closure
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved Rec & Park's Certificate of Appropriateness for the Washington Square Water Conservation Project, which will replace irrigation and drainage and could close most of the 1.5-acre park for up to a year. Commissioners required standard conditions and noted outreach must continue.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on May 16 approved a Certificate of Appropriateness enabling the Washington Square Water Conservation Project to move forward while reserving conditions for final materials and continued community engagement. The project, managed by the Recreation and Park Department, seeks to cut irrigation from about 3,300,000 gallons a year to roughly 1,000,000 gallons.
Rec and Park project manager Levi Conover told commissioners the project focuses on replacing the irrigation and subdrainage system and that the funded scope currently does not include new pathways. "The 1.5 acre irrigated area uses approximately 3,300,000 gallons of water a year," Conover said, adding the replacement would reduce that use by about two-thirds. He said the project may require…
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