This is the bi-weekly email of SFWATER.ORG the official website of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. We supply Water to the San Francisco Bay Area, treat Wastewater for the City of San Francisco and produce Power at three locations in Northern California.
Hetch Hetchy is the Bay Area's largest supply of water. It's a seven-decade old system that hasn't changed much since it was built. A $4.3 billion dollar retrofit is underway, securing the primary source of water for 2.4 million customers. In Assignment 7, we look at what still needs to be done and where some of the money has already went.     Read more 

Notice of Changes to Water System Improvement Program Pursuant to the reporting requirements of State Assembly Bill 1823, Wholesale Regional Water System Security and Reliability Act (AB 1823), the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has published the following change notice report. This report describes SFPUC Commission adopted changes in the schedule to the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) that was previously adopted November 29, 2005, and described in the AB 1823 Change Notice report dated March 8, 2006. Although not required by AB 1823, descriptions of projects for which the Commission has adopted significant scope changes are also provided in the report.    Read more

4/8/08 Agenda San Francisco Public Utilities Commission This is the agenda for the Regular Meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Tuesday, April 8, 2008.    Read more

Toilets Are Not Trashcans! Flusing wipes, even ones labeled "flushable" down the toilet can cause problems in the City's sewer system. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission encourages everyone to flush only human waste and toilet paper down the toilet.    Read more