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Fire Department outlines multi-decade plan to expand emergency water system, cites 2020 bond funding
Summary
Assistant Deputy Chief Tom O'Connor presented the department—s plan to expand the Auxiliary Water Supply System (AWSS) and a new Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS), citing projects funded by the 2020 earthquake-safety bond and deliverables due this year for neighborhood demand analysis and a saltwater pump-station study.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Fire Department on April 28 laid out a citywide strategy to strengthen firefighting water supplies after earthquakes, telling the Fire Commission that a mix of bond funding and system upgrades will guide work through mid-century.
Assistant Deputy Chief Tom O'Connor framed the expansion around the Auxiliary Water Supply System, or AWSS, and a broader Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS). He said the AWSS currently includes core facilities such as the Twin Peaks Reservoir, "holding 10,500,000 gallons," Pump Stations 1 and 2 and 135 miles of piping, but that previous assessments found only about 40% of the city has a reliable post-earthquake supply.
"We have 135 miles of pipe, 1,600 high pressure hydrants, 229 cisterns," O'Connor said, summarizing the network the…
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