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Subcommittee limits immediate Calaveras Dam reserve release pending settlement, advances funding and CEQA items to Board
Summary
The SFPUC updated the committee on the Water System Improvement Program and requested release of $330.5 million for Calaveras Dam replacement; the budget analyst recommended releasing $17.7 million now and placing the remainder in controller’s reserve pending settlement of an appeal by the East Bay Regional Park District; several related items were advanced or continued and two items moved to closed session.
The subcommittee heard a comprehensive update from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) and considered multiple actions related to the Calaveras Dam replacement project.
SFPUC General Manager Ed Harrington and program lead Julie Labonte summarized the program as a multiyear capital effort initiated in 2002 with a current budget of $4.6 billion and an expected completion of major improvements by the end of 2015. Labonte said the program includes 86 projects—40 local projects that primarily benefit San Francisco residents and 46 regional projects serving wholesale agencies— and reported a regional program forecast that shows a $175 million cost underrun and local program forecasted cost overrun of $31 million driven largely by…
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