Mickelsen, Donovan win CCWD election Nov 6, 2009
Johnson has criticized the water district s reliance on purchasing water from the San Francisco Public Utility Commission, which draws its water primarily from the Hetch Hetchy water system in the Sierra mountain range. Johnson says a more sustainable long-term option would be to tap local sources a goal that has been pursued by the neighboring Montara Water and Santiary District. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Newsom ads hit YouTube Oct 15, 2009
6 billion system-wide upgrade of the Hetch Hetchy water system, which serves 2. 5 million Bay Area customers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New tunnels, pipes eyed for Peninsula Jul 25, 2009
Even wholesale customers, who use about two-thirds of the Hetch Hetchy water and would pay an equal proportion of the cost, jumped on board. Art Jensen, CEO of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency, said $4. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Planned work on Hetch Hetchy Water System Jul 25, 2009
Palo Alto Online : Planned local work on Hetch Hetchy Water System ... Planned local work on Hetch Hetchy Water System. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Chart: Getting real about Newsom's claims Jul 23, 2009
While the mayor supports efforts to create thousands of jobs for the Hetch Hetchy water system and upgrades to San Francisco General Hospital, he wasn't the catalyst for much of it: The state requires seismic upgrades to hospitals, and voters passed a bond measure to pay for the PUC upgrades in 2002, before Newsom was elected. Bottom line: Newsom deserves credit for bringing biotech jobs to Mission Bay and focusing on green-collar jobs, but construction jobs for development projects were years... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Drought spotlights region's patchwork water supply Jul 21, 2009
San Francisco's vaunted, yet controversial, Hetch Hetchy water system, for instance, pulls from the Tuolumne River watershed, which originates inside Yosemite National Park. In recent years, that area has benefited from a decent amount of rain, translating into just 10 percent voluntary water reductions in the city. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hetch Hetchy pipeline project promises jobs in valley Jul 18, 2009
The way is clear for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to make improvements to its Hetch Hetchy water pipelines in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties, and that's expected to give a boost to the construction trades in the Northern San Joaquin Valley. This week, the agency that supplies water to San Francisco and other Bay Area residents certified environmental studies and approved $180 million in pipeline improvements in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Hetch Hetchy rebuild bill pulled from agenda Jul 3, 2009
AB746, the focus of a Chronicle editorial Tuesday, would change existing conflict-of-interest rules so that Parsons Corp., a private contractor, could work on the construction of the Hetch Hetchy water system, which delivers water from Yosemite to San Francisco, despite the fact that the firm helped plan the project. A state law restricts contractors who plan state projects from later receiving the construction work. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
An end run on state law Jul 1, 2009
The problem dates back to 2005 when the city began planning a rebuild of the antiquated Hetch Hetchy water system from Yosemite to San Francisco. The city Public Utilities Commission hired Parsons to come up with a planning and management overview on handling the scores of projects involved. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Water district board to vote on reduction Mar 25, 2009
Palo Alto, which receives Hetch Hetchy water through the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, would not be affected by the water district's action although the city is already under a 10 percent voluntary reduction. Part of Mountain view receives water from the district. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
County votes to impose water rationing Feb 12, 2009
Second, based upon the City's _contractual_ arrangement with San Francisco, Palo Alto's allocation of Hetch Hetchy water is enough to support additional growth. With the ongoing climate change, the predictions are for smaller snowpacks and thus less water in the HH system. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
