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The City and County of San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) hasidentified a $3.5 billion dollar capital improvement program to upgrade the Cityof San Francisco water system which conveys water from the Sierra NevadaMountains in Northern California to the San Francisco Bay Area. One billiondollars of that total is needed to upgrade deteriorating facilities within theCity of San Francisco (The City). The City water system includes: 1,200 miles ofwater distribution piping, 22 pump stations, 13 reservoirs, and 8 tanks.Facilities are deteriorated, outdated, and have perpetual maintenance problems.Due to San Francisco's hilly topography, water delivery is dependent upon pumpstations to lift water to elevated reservoirs and storage tanks. These criticalwater distribution facilities range in age from 60-120 years old. There is littleredundancy and the facilities are in desperate need of seismic upgrade. Tofurther complicate the situation, the water distribution facilities cannot betaken off-line simultaneously, and several of the capital projects will requiretaking facilities out of service for up to 24-months. The focus of this paperis the development of the San Francisco Water Department's Strategic Plan.This plan will guide the City's Capital Improvement Program financing and designand construction scheduling. Includes figures.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 01/01/2000 Number of Pages: 12File Size: 1 file , 760 KB