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Local News and Information
The SFPUC has inflated its water demand projections for years, starving fish and riparian ecosystems. The Sierra Club is fighting back.
October 9, 2026
By Mark ShahinianThe San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has, for years, over-projected its water needs and used those over-projections to starve the environment of water. Today the Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter is asking a judge to put a...
All About United Heckathorn: What Have We Learned?
April 2, 2026
This year, Sierra Club and partner organizations, including Richmond Shoreline Alliance and SF Baykeeper, have been working to hold the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accountable to conduct a thorough cleanup of the United Heckathorn toxic...
The Water We Don’t Need: Why SFPUC’s Inflated Demand Projections Threaten the Tuolumne and Your Wallet
March 5, 2026
San Franciscans and their Bay Area neighbors have done something remarkable over the past quarter century: they've cut their water use by 30 percent. They've ripped out ornamental lawns, installed low-flow fixtures, and adapted their habits all...