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San Francisco’s potable water going down the drain

Posted by: Maven on May 12, 2009 at 6:48 am

From the San Francisco Examiner:

Millions of gallons of fresh, drinkable water are being sucked up by city departments each year to water lawns, fight fires, fill toilets and wash asphalt. Despite agencies across the state moving to use reclaimed or recycled water for such tasks, San Francisco continues to use pristine Hetch Hetchy water.

The Public Utilities Commission, which sells water to city departments under state law, is currently working on a recycled-water plan for western San Francisco. Once completed — likely by the end of 2013 — the system would produce 2 million gallons of recycled water to irrigate Golden Gate Park, Harding and Lincoln golf courses, and the San Francisco Zoo, along with commercial customers.

More than $1 million is spent annually on water for neighborhood parks and about $375,000 alone goes to Golden Gate Park, but other departments are also water hogs.

The San Francisco Examiner runs down the water bills for city agencies in the full text of the article, which you can find by clicking here.

May 12, 2009 · Filed Under Bay Area

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