News Tagged: "San Francisco"

HETCH HETCHY RESERVOIR – To drain or not to drain – Next months key in debate on state’s epic environmental issue

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. [...]

Hetch Hetchy costs to get review

Wednesday, March 23, 2005 By Edward Carpenter Daily News Staff Writer Independent auditors will be hired to double-check San Francisco Public Utilities Commission calculations regarding the increasing costs of the Hetch Hetchy Water System overhaul, Bay Area water officials said yesterday. “I do have some questions,” said Art Jensen, general manager of the Bay Area [...]