AWWA INF52157

The City and County of San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has identified a $3.5 billion dollar capital improvement program to upgrade the City of San Francisco water system which conveys water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California to the San Francisco Bay Area. One billion dollars of that total is needed to upgrade deteriorating facilities within the City of San Francisco (The City). The City water system includes: 1,200 miles of water 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 Facilities are deteriorated, outdated, and have perpetual maintenance problems.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 pump stations to lift water to elevated reservoirs and storage tanks. These critical water distribution facilities range in age from 60-120 years old. There is little redundancy and the facilities are in desperate need of seismic upgrade. To further complicate the situation, the water distribution facilities cannot be taken off-line simultaneously, and several of the capital projects will require taking facilities out of service for up to 24-months. The focus of this paper is the development of the San Francisco Water Department's Strategic Plan. This plan will guide the City's Capital Improvement Program financing and design and construction scheduling. Includes figures.