01 October 2008

New environmental report on the Hetch Hetchey system



The San Francisco Chronicle today reports on a new environmental study released by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for the proposed projects to upgrade the century-old water system that travels 167 miles and crosses five active fault lines to deliver water to the San Francisco Bay Area. The study recommends limiting additional water diversions from the threatened Tuolumne River ecosystem over the next decade and committing the region to expanded water recycling, groundwater development, and water conservation. The SFPUC will have a hearing Oct. 30 to decide whether to formally accept the report.

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