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PUC: Rim Fire burned near Hetch Hetchy watershed but water service held; power and recovery costs significant
Summary
The Public Utilities Commission reported no water quality impacts to city customers from the Rim Fire but described major damage to power infrastructure (over 20 miles of line) and estimated more than $50 million in damages; the PUC is pursuing insurance and federal/state cost recovery after a federal disaster declaration.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission briefed the Disaster Council on operational impacts and recovery work related to the Rim Fire.
Mary Ellen Carroll of the PUC said crews activated contingency plans when the fire began in mid‑August and moved water to local storage reservoirs to preserve supply. “We didn’t have any negative effect actually on our ability to deliver quality water…
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