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PUC outlines repairs after Fillmore water-main failure; committee approves emergency contract

Budget and Finance Committee · October 25, 2023
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Summary

After a late-September break on a 16-inch transmission main at Fillmore and Greene, SFPUC described repairs to water, sewer and street infrastructure estimated at $3.5M; the Budget & Finance Committee approved an emergency declaration and forwarding the item to the full Board with a positive recommendation.

San Francisco’s Public Utilities Commission told the Budget & Finance Committee on Oct. 25 that a Sept. transmission main failure at Fillmore and Greene caused substantial street undermining and property impacts and that crews worked nearly daily to restore water, sewer laterals and pavement.

Steve Ritchie, assistant general manager for water at SFPUC, said the break affected a 16-inch…

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