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Clean Energy Stimulus Cash Is Slow to Be Spent

City Wants $150M Water Recycling Plant in Golden Gate Park -- But Shut One There in 1981

Recycled water isn't emanating from those sprinklers in San Francisco. But it did in the days of yore. ​Last night, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission held its first public meeting regarding a proposed water recycling plant in Golden Gate Park. The $150 million plant would treat 2 milli ... More >>

Bleeding Green

Forget about Sharp Park’s endangered frogs and snakes. The real problem with the golf course is its enormous cost to the city.

City to Shower the Poor with Free Toilets

Image | Audrey FukumanBevan Dufty and the PUC want to give low-income San Franciscans a new, low-flow throne​In a novel new take on the populist slogan of "a chicken in every pot," the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission today is announcing a program of providing free toilets for low-inc ... More >>

S.F. Water Main Rupture Symptomatic of Trillion-Dollar National Problem

Eruptions of water are more picturesque in Yellowstone Park than South of Market​Here's a reassuring thought -- yes, the city does have a program in place to replace its oldest and most vulnerable water mains. Here's a less reassuring thought: A 100-year-old water main burst over the weekend, floo ... More >>

S.F. Water Department Pledges Not to Waste So Damn Much Water

Joe EskenaziWe can change! ​Last week, we wrote some stories about how the city was allowing thousands of gallons of "The best water in the world" to roar down the sewer while it flushed the water mains. Water Department employees, in order to combat built-up silt and any staleness in the water su ... More >>

Flushed: More Information Floods Forth on City's Roaring Hydrants

Joe EskenaziWhitewater! ​The other day, we wrote about the proliferation of Water Department employees cracking open Mission Bay's fire hydrants, letting 'em rip, and then cooling their heels for up to three hours or more while untold quantities of Hetch Hetchy water gushed into the sewers. Sure i ... More >>

S.F. is special, even when it comes to raw sewage

Joe EskenaziWhitewater! ​The other day, we wrote about the proliferation of Water Department employees cracking open Mission Bay's fire hydrants, letting 'em rip, and then cooling their heels for up to three hours or more while untold quantities of Hetch Hetchy water gushed into the sewers. Sure i ... More >>