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Committee asks City offices to produce financing plan for $1.6B'$4B emergency firefighting water system expansion
Summary
The committee directed the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning to deliver a financing plan by Dec. 31, 2022, to expand San Francisco's high-pressure emergency firefighting water system; staff estimated full expansion could cost $1.6 billion (2021 dollars) to $2'$4 billion depending on timing and escalation.
The Budget & Finance Committee unanimously adopted a resolution on Sept. 13 requesting that the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning prepare a financing plan by Dec. 31, 2022, to expand the city's Emergency Firefighting Water Supply (EFWS) to neighborhoods currently without dedicated high-pressure hydrant coverage.
Brian Strong, director of the Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, outlined the history and status of the EFWS: the system's high-pressure pipelines and dedicated hydrants date to the early 20th century and were installed to provide a separate water source for firefighting after large earthquakes. Recent bond programs have funded…
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