The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission today unveiled the first six permanent, state-of-the-art exhibits for visitors at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada. The exhibits highlight the rich history of the enormous undertaking to build the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System, as well as the many wonderful recreational opportunities in the Hetch Hetchy watershed.
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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission today unanimously adopted a new two-year water and wastewater rate package needed to continue funding critical seismic, drought reliability and other improvements to San Francisco’s aging water and wastewater systems. The package will result in an increase of $4.59 per month (9%) for the average San Francisco residential household beginning July 1, 2007 and a $5.67 (10%) increase beginning July 1, 2008. The package also includes a new three-tiered residential water conservation rate structure that rewards households that conserve water and a new capacity charge for new or expanding development connecting to the San Francisco water system. Read more | This is the Agenda of the Regular meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilties Commission on May 22, 2007. Read more |