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Board committee approves $55.1M Calaveras Dam appropriation after landslide discovery
Summary
SFPUC told the Budget & Finance Committee construction at Calaveras Dam uncovered a previously uncharted historic landslide, prompting a redesign and an estimated $55.1 million program overrun; the committee approved a bond appropriation and reallocations to cover the cost without a rate increase.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission told the Budget & Finance Committee on June 5 that construction work on the Calaveras Dam replacement uncovered a historic underground landslide, forcing a redesign and increasing program costs and schedule.
Emilio Cruz, SFPUC Assistant General Manager for Infrastructure, said the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) is about 72 percent complete but two regional…
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