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PUC asks committee to release $55M for Alameda Siphon No.4 amid budget and schedule risk
Summary
The Public Utilities Commission requested release of $55,035,000 to build Alameda Siphon No.4, a seismic reliability project. PUC staff warned of a forecasted 20% overrun on that project and described program‑level risks (notably Harry Tracy WTP); the committee agreed to forward CEQA findings.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission asked the Budget & Finance Committee on March 25 to release $55,035,000 in reserve funds to move the Alameda Siphon No.4 project into construction and to adopt CEQA findings and a mitigation monitoring program for the work.
Julie Labonte, director of the Water System Improvement Program, described the siphon as a priority seismic lifeline designed to survive a Calaveras Fault event and deliver Hetch Hetchy…
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