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Supervisors delay decision after hours of testimony on SFPUC tiered water rates and $4.3B WESIP
Summary
After a multi-hour hearing featuring SFPUC staff presentations on a $4.3 billion Water System Improvement Program and detailed rate modeling, the committee continued the proposed water- and wastewater-rate decisions for one week to allow further analysis of equity, usage data, and wholesale-contract impacts.
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee heard extended testimony on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s proposed three-tier residential water rate for single-family households and the Water System Improvement Program (WESIP), a multi-billion-dollar capital program the PUC says will fund seismic upgrades and system reliability. Faced with hours of technical presentations and a packed public-comment period, the committee continued the hearings for one week to allow further analysis and negotiation while remaining within the board’s 30‑day window to accept or reject rates.
SFPUC General Manager Susan Liao told the committee the proposed rates had been vetted through a Rate Fairness Board and roughly 50 community meetings. Deputy General Manager…
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