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Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

SEWER:
YOU CAN’T LIVE A
DAY WITHOUT ME

We work to protect your health and our
environment by investing in cutting edge
wastewater management technologies.
Not everyone thinks about what happens
after we flush the toilet, but it’s our core
business. Our wastewater treatment plants
are on the job every day. Our City couldn’t
function without our sewer services.

Sewer Services Highlights:

The Sewer System Improvement Program
(SSIP) will keep our operations running
smoothly, and help us to prepare for the
impacts of climate change on our system.

• Upgrades and improvements at SEP, such
as SSIP’s flagship project, the Biosolids
Digesters Replacement project, will keep
our services seismically reliable.

• This year we completed construction on
the North Shore to Channel Force Main,
a critical sewer pipeline that transports
wastewater to our Southeast Treatment Plant
(SEP), and serves approximately 350,000
people in the City.

• New green infrastructure installations
help improve the operating efficiency of
our sewer system by diverting stormwater
away from the sewer. They also calm traffic,
restore natural habitats and help beautify
neighborhoods.

PLAN, PREPARE AND
PROTECT!
We know there hasn’t been enough
rain. But when it does rain, it pours.
Prepare your property for intense
rain and consider applying for a
Floodwater Grant. You can also help
by keeping your local catch basins
clear of debris, or reporting clogged
catch basins to 311. Find out how
to prepare for the rainy season at
sfwater.org/stormprep.