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PUC outlines drought strategy and new online tool as department expands school outreach
Summary
SFPUC staff described drought-era conservation steps including a mayor-directed 10% systemwide reduction goal, expanded rebates and a new 'my account' portal to show daily water use; Department of the Environment outlined a school curriculum reaching thousands of students.
San Francisco — Responding to continuing dry conditions, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission detailed water conservation measures, outreach and new customer tools at the joint commission meeting.
Steve Ritchie, assistant general manager for water at SFPUC, said the city requested a systemwide 10% reduction in demand to address drought risk and explained the modeling behind that goal: it helps the city manage a potential three‑year dry run and…
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