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Allbee its not just about the sustainability of the assets, its about the sustainability of our water resources. Parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how theyre going to accommodate additional growth in their communities. Melosi if we can find alternatives, we can preserve a water supply. Conservation of water is a way of generatin...

Very seismically vulnerable as it crosses three of the nations most active faults. The Calaveras Reservoir actually has the calaveras fault right underneath it. To ensure the continued delivery of water following a major earthquake, the city undertook the wsip about 10 years ago. This is one of the largest capital Water Program of the nation. And it includes 82 projects spread geographically over 7 different counties. The current Budget Approved for the program is 4. 6 billion. And all our proje...

So, we are at the same time negotiating a final change order for the discovery of those features with the contractors. All that to say that we will need to go back to our commission and to this committee in about april or may. We will come back and seek from you an approval for additional revisions to the program costs. Now, any increases in the program on that project in the program, we will want to compensate by with savings. So, at the same time we are undertaking a very comprehensive assessm...

Mulroy this is a desert, and it has its own beauty, but you have to get beyond what youre used to. As long as people recognize theyre moving to the desert and give up this notion that they have to bring eastern vegetation with them and make the necessary adaptations in their own life, desert communities can continue to live. Man the biggest water user in the desert is turf. Turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what weve done here is use artificial turf. Youre never going t...

Collecting no interest while were borrowing money at a high Interest Rate make sense but they felt the money reprogramming it has issues. So we are and will be working with the Mayors Office and board to try to actually theyve tabled our budget that is more significant than continuing our budget. So were not working with the Mayors Office the Budget Office and the controller and the board for the next steps. Do you want to add anything to that . So thats an update on the budget my questions my q...

Desert communities can continue to live. Man the biggest water user in the desert is turf. Turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what weve done here is use artificial turf. Youre never going to be able to achieve the look of back east or the look of, say, california, with subtropical plants, but our landscapes are still lush and use about 30 of what the subtropical landscape with turf would use. Las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. Were using less water today...

And only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. Narrator while some cities deal with infrastructure issues, others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. Allbee its not just about the sustainability of the assets, its about the sustainability of our water resources. Parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have ...

San francisco Public Utilities commission. My name is john avalos, the chair of lafco, and we are joined by our Public Utilities Commission Members and the vicechair is also here. She will be sharing the podium with me and we will be chairing together. On the lafco side, madam clerk, could you read the role, please . Yes, commissioner avalos . Present. Commissioner avalos present. Commissioner campos . Commissioner campos abseptember. Absent. Commissioner breed . Commissioner pimentel absent. Co...

The nations largest banks are bigger and arguably stronger than they were five years ago in the financial crisis. But are they safer . And could taxpayers still be on the hook if one of them slips and fails . All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report for wednesday, september 18th. Good evening, everyone. A recordbreaking day on wall street. An exciting day all around. Im tyler mathisen. Im sue herrera in tonight for susie gar ab. The Federal Reserve said it was no time to taper its bo...

With me and we will be chairing together. On the lafco side, madam clerk, could you read the role, please . Yes, commissioner avalos . Present. Commissioner avalos present. Commissioner campos . Commissioner campos abseptember. Absent. Commissioner breed . Commissioner pimentel absent. Commissioner mar. Here. We have a quorum. Our clerk is Melissa Miller and we are broadcast by sfgovtv staff john ross and jonathan [speaker not understood]. And the Public Utilities Commission Clerk is donna hood....