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PUC outlines options and steep costs to address chronic flooding at Seventeenth and Folsom
Summary
The Public Utilities Commission described short and long-term measures to reduce flooding at Seventeenth and Folsom, from grant-funded backflow preventers and sandbags to studying an underground storage tank and a possible $1.25 billion tunnel and conveyance program; residents and businesses urged an expanded grant program and faster action.
The Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee heard a technical briefing from the Public Utilities Commission on recurring stormwater flooding at Seventeenth and Folsom, a historic low point that captures runoff from several watersheds. PUC staff described near-term operational efforts, a grant program to reimburse residents for flood barriers and backflow preventers, and mid- and long-term engineering options including storage tanks and a major conveyance tunnel.
Emilio Cruz (AGM, PUC infrastructure) explained that the area is a natural collection point in a combined sewer system; the PUC has increased cleaning…
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