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San Francisco residents tell SFPUC artificial turf is not a water-saving solution, cite PFAS and lifecycle impacts
Summary
Multiple callers at the SFPUC meeting urged the commission to stop promoting artificial turf, arguing it consumes large amounts of water during manufacture and leaches PFAS and microplastics into stormwater; speakers urged the agency to prioritize source-based pollution prevention.
Residents and environmental advocates used the public-comment period at a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission meeting to press the agency to stop promoting artificial turf as a drought-tolerant landscaping solution.
Bob Hall told commissioners that independent life-cycle studies show nearly 1,000 gallons of water are used to manufacture one square…
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