Denise Johnson-Kula Sunday, October 9, 2005 On Feb. 2, 2004, with no public input and minimal notification, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission switched from chlorine to sanitize its water supplies to chloramine, a combination of chlorine and ammonia. The introduction of chloramine has compromised our safety. Many residents, unaware of the changeover, suddenly began [...]
By Jay R. Lund and Sarah E. Null — Special To The Bee Published 2:15 am PDT Sunday, June 26, 2005 San Francisco’s Hetch Hetchy water supply system was a marvel of engineering and public administration when constructed in the 1920s and now provides reliable, inexpensive and high-quality water to 2.4 million people in the [...]
Glen Martin, Chronicle Environment Writer Monday, June 13, 2005 The debate over the proposal to breach the Sierra’s O’Shaughnessy Dam, drain the reservoir behind it and restore Hetch Hetchy Valley to its former natural splendor is apt to intensify this summer with the release of a California Department of Water Resources study on the issue. [...]
Ken Garcia Monday, January 31, 2005 THERE ARE at least a few million good reasons why San Francisco needs to fix the aging and fragile Hetch Hetchy water system within the next decade, but the most compelling one is a simple number: 37. That figure represents how many years it has been since city engineers [...]
Spreck Rosekrans, Nancy E. Ryan Tuesday, November 30, 2004 Sometimes you can have your cake and eat it, too. In this case, we can have Hetch Hetchy Valley and still drink the Tuolumne River’s water. As San Francisco undertakes a major revamping of its water system, the time is right to consider how to provide [...]
Jim Wunderman Tuesday, November 30, 2004 On this we can agree: Today, the Hetch Hetchy Valley is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Nearly 50,000 hikers, campers and visitors spend time there each year. Given the valley’s beauty, it’s understandable that a group of people wants to increase access to Hetch Hetchy [...]
Glen Martin, Chronicle Environment Writer Sunday, November 21, 2004 It has been more than 80 years since the Hetch Hetchy Valley disappeared under the waters gathered behind O’Shaughnessy Dam, but its lost High Sierra splendor still resonates with nature lovers. John Muir called Hetch Hetchy the “wonderful exact counterpart” to Yosemite Valley; old photos and [...]
OPINION From the November 12, 2004 print edition: Loud and clear Jim Wunderman It can be tempting to take the Bay Area for granted, to presume that this beautiful urban metropolis, this vibrant and creative economy, and this tolerant and diverse culture was inevitable and preordained. Yet the fact is that the Bay Area of [...]
OPINION From the October 29, 2004 print edition – Guest comment Jim Wunderman It can be tempting to take the Bay Area for granted, to presume that this beautiful urban metropolis, this vibrant and creative economy, and this tolerant and diverse culture was inevitable and preordained. Yet the fact is that the Bay Area of [...]
By Allen Short and Larry Weis Published 2:15 am PDT Monday, October 25, 2004 The restoration of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park has been discussed time and time again over the years. The latest effort has spawned a number of news stories and editorials supporting the undertaking. While the restoration effort may [...]