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Committee backs SFPUC emergency contract to repair Pine Lake after pipeline valve failure

Budget and Finance Committee · May 1, 2024
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The Budget & Finance Committee recommended that the full Board approve the SFPUC—s emergency declaration to contract up to $5 million for slope repair, tree removal and geotechnical work at Pine Lake following a failed air valve that caused flooding and slope erosion. The controller has certified funds are available and procurement waivers were discussed.

The Budget & Finance Committee on May 1 voted to forward a resolution to the full Board approving an emergency declaration by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to contract for repair work at Pine Lake Park.

SFPUC project manager John Cantu described the March 8 incident in which an 8-inch air valve on a 60-inch transmission line failed, causing flooding that eroded a slope, undermined several eucalyptus trees and exposed…

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