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San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission
Citizen's Advisory Committee

Resolution in Support of Further Studies for Restoring Hetch Hetchy

October 17, 2005

WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Citizen's Advisory Committee ("CAC") was established by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for the purpose of providing recommendations to the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ("SFPUC"), members of the SFPUC Commission and the Board of Supervisors on the success of the SFPUC in achieving its goals; and one of CAC's functions is the review of and recommendations for the SFPUC's long term strategic, financial, and capital improvement plans; and

WHEREAS, the City of San Francisco and the wholesale customers of the SFPUC receive water from the SFPUC, and before delivery a portion of that water is currently stored in Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park; and

WHEREAS, the SFPUC currently disinfects the water from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir to inactivate Giardia and viruses and the SFPUC is proactively implementing a project to address upcoming regulations that will mandate Cryptosporidia inactivation, the water currently delivered to the SFPUC's customers from Hetch Hetchy reservoir is the only water delivered to major municipalities in California that is not filtered to protect against Giardia and Cryptosporidia; and

WHEREAS, there are studies that suggest that Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is not essential in providing water to the City of San Francisco and its wholesale customers, and that alternative storage facilities and delivery could be utilized that would be at least as reliable as the existing system; would deliver water that is filtered; and would not result in the City of San Francisco and the wholesale customers of SFPUC receiving less water or water lower in quality than is currently the case; and

WHEREAS, there are studies that suggest that efficient, cost effective, environmentally friendly energy generation alternatives are available which, along with energy conservation could replace that power lost by restoration of Hetch Hetchy Valley without disrupting plans to close the Hunters Point and Potrero Power Plants; and

WHEREAS, Governor Schwarzenegger has responded to a bi-partisan legislative request to consider alternatives to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir by asking the state's Department of Water Resources to review previous Hetch Hetchy restoration and water management replacement reports along with applicable local, state and federal resource plans to provide an objective evaluation of water supply, drought preparedness, water quality, operational flexibility, flood impacts and environmental and energy issues, and that review is ongoing and includes participation by the National Park Service; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that CAC recommends that the SFPUC, the Commission and the Board of Supervisors respond to requests for information and cooperate fully with the Resources Agency of the State of California during its current study, and to any future or follow up requests by the State of California or other public agencies.

APPROVED 10-1.

VOTING YES on the Citizens' Advisory Committee's Hetch Hetchy resolution

The name of each Advisory Committee Member is followed by the name of the person appointing them.

Chair David Pascal appointed by Supervisor Alioto-Pier
Vice Chair Linda Hunter appointed by Supervisor Dufty
Robin Chiang appointed by Supervisor Daly
Jennifer Clary appointed by Supervisor Sandoval
David Dawdy appointed by Supervisor Elsbernd
Richard Hansen appointed by Supervisor McGoldrick
Alex Lantsberg appointed by Supervisor Peskin
Steve Lawrence appointed by Mayor Newsom
John Lendvay appointed by Supervisor Peskin
Kimia Mizany appointed by Supervisor Mirkarimi

VOTING NO on the Citizens' Advisory Committee's Hetch Hetchy resolution

Ken Cleaveland appointed by Mayor Newsom

ABSENT

David Hochschild appointed by Mayor Newsom
Art Jensen appointed by Mayor Newsom
Robert Jung appointed by Supervisor Ma
Ken Monteiro appointed by Supervisor Maxwell

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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Citizen's Advisory Committee

Resolution in Support of Further Studies for Restoring Hetch Hetchy

October 17, 2005

San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission
Citizen's Advisory Committee