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SFPUC offers expanded grants, property-level flood protections as supervisors press for faster Cayuga fix
Summary
At an Nov. 8 committee hearing, SFPUC outlined a suite of non‑capital programs and larger capital cost estimates to address neighborhood flooding—expanded grants, point‑of‑sale triggers and code changes—while supervisors and residents pressed for quicker relief and possible property acquisitions in the Cayuga corridor.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Nov. 8 presented a package of grant expansions, property‑level flood protections and proposed code changes aimed at reducing repeated sewage and stormwater flooding in low‑lying neighborhoods, while supervisors and residents demanded faster action for heavily impacted blocks such as Cayuga Avenue.
Harlan Kelly, general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, told the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee that SFPUC has developed non‑capital, property‑scale strategies to complement long‑term infrastructure investments. "We're very excited to share with you today the results of our work this summer," Kelly said, introducing project manager Stephanie Harrison.
The presentation framed flood risk using three design storms. SFPUC said its current collection system is designed to manage a 5‑year, 3‑hour storm (about 1.3 inches of rain in three hours) and estimated capital needs as roughly $1.6 billion to address collection system projects targeted at core risk areas. SFPUC provided larger,…
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