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PUC Details $2.9 Billion Phase One of Sewer Rebuild, Spotlighting Southeast Treatment Plant
Summary
The SFPUC told supervisors April 5 that Phase 1 of the Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP) totals roughly $2.9 billion, with about $2.0 billion focused at the Southeast Treatment Plant; the PUC reported $366 million in expenditures and said the program is 16% complete, with major construction slated to begin in 2017–2018.
At an April 5 Government Audit & Oversight Committee hearing, Karen Kubik, the SFPUC wastewater enterprise capital program director, presented an overview and timeline for the Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP), emphasizing that Phase 1 will total approximately $2.9 billion and that about $2.0 billion of Phase 1 work will occur at the Southeast Treatment Plant in Bayview.
Kubik said the Southeast plant treats nearly 80 percent of the city's wastewater and is critical for permit compliance and system reliability. The SSIP combines "gray" infrastructure (pump stations, treatment upgrades) and "green" infrastructure (stormwater management) to reduce combined sewer overflows, address aging sewers and mitigate climate-change and sea-level risks. "We have a lot of…
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