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Planning Commission urges PUC to pursue alternatives to Tuolumne River diversions
Summary
After an SFPUC briefing on conservation and large pipeline projects, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a nonbinding letter asking the PUC to continue seeking water-supply options that reduce withdrawals from the Tuolumne River and to coordinate with Planning on demand studies.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Dec. 18 heard a detailed presentation from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on its conservation program and three major pipeline projects, then authorized Commission President to send a letter urging continued exploration of alternatives to increased diversions from the Tuolumne River.
The PUC told the Commission its conservation plan aims to avoid increasing water taken from the Tuolumne while meeting city and wholesale customer needs through conservation, recycling and groundwater. "After certification of the PUC's Water System Improvement Program programmatic EIR, the SFPUC adopted a water supply program to meet demand through 2018," Ellen Levin, deputy manager of the PUC's Water Enterprise, said in her presentation. The PUC presented rebate and audit…
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