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SFPUC presents draft EIRs for Bay Division and San Joaquin pipeline upgrades

San Francisco Planning Commission · January 22, 2009
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The SFPUC presented draft environmental impact reports for the Bay Division reliability tunnel and the San Joaquin pipeline upgrades. Presenters described large-diameter transmission pipe segments, a 5-mile bay tunnel, and localized construction impacts; the Commission opened hearings to receive comments and directed written comments to staff by stated deadlines.

SFPUC project managers presented draft environmental impact reports for two major water‑system projects at the January 22 Planning Commission meeting.

For the Bay Division Reliability Upgrade Project, Johanna Wong (SFPUC) and Planning Department staff summarized a proposal that includes new pipelines in the East Bay and Peninsula, and a roughly 5‑mile tunnel beneath the bay. The East Bay pipeline portion is about seven miles of 6‑foot diameter pipe from Fremont to Newark, and the Peninsula pipeline about nine miles of 5‑foot diameter. The bay tunnel would run…

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