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Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
(as of date of publication)
Ann Moller Caen, President
Francesca Vietor, Vice President
Vince Courtney, Commissioner
Anson Moran, Commissioner
General Manager’s Message
California is facing some of the driest years on record,
while 2.6 million people depend upon us to deliver
water each and every day. Conserving our highquality drinking water has always been an essential
part of our culture. This year, we asked our customers
to save even more. The SFPUC launched a nationally
recognized public education conservation campaign,
and our constituents have been responding to the
call for a 10 percent reduction in water usage. To
help customers striving to be better conservers,
we launched My Account, an online tool to provide
access to daily water usage data.
Conservation alone is not enough. This year we
moved projects forward aimed at providing droughtresistant water sources, such as groundwater and
recycled water. More than a decade of research has
gone into ensuring that we can safely and effectively
diversify our supply without compromising the high
quality of our water.
Our investments in our water and sewer system
infrastructure fortify our lifeline around the bay
so that we can deliver water to your tap and treat
wastewater even after a major seismic event.
Strong and reliable infrastructure is what keeps
our services running 24/7 and is also the backbone
of a healthy economy. Our investments provide
local jobs and training opportunities, enabling us
to maintain a sustainable workforce and create the
next generation of utility workers and environmental
stewards. The dedicated people behind this
infrastructure ensure the reliability of our services.
We do this while making affordability a priority.
Our tap water costs about one cent per gallon,
and taking the water from our customers’ homes
and businesses and cleaning it before discharge
into the ocean or bay costs a little more than one
cent per gallon.
On behalf of the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission, I am pleased to present the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Annual
Financial Report for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2014.
Harlan L. Kelly Jr.
General Manager
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