The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is the agency charged with managing San Francisco’s wastewater system, which collects both sanitary flows and stormwater runoff. The SFPUC is working to improve the system’s stormwater drainage performance and its wastewater treatment efficiency. The SFPUC Stormwater Program aims to comply with regulatory requirements, maximize sewer system performance, engage community members in its work, improve watershed function, enhance the environmental quality of San Francisco’s neighborhoods, and protect the water quality of the San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean.
| Low Impact Design Technical Workshop
The SFPUC and the Port of San Francisco are hosting a 2-day technical workshop on Low Impact Design (LID) techniques January 22nd and 23rd, 2009. The workshop will provide participants with the current state of knowledge and in-depth technical information needed to properly design, build, inspect, and maintain bioretention and permeable pavement facilities. This training targets engineers, designers, builders, landscape architects, environmental professionals, project managers, planners, local jurisdiction staff, and other professionals who work on development and stormwater issues and/or are interested in learning how to design, construct, and maintain LID projects. Additional details are provided in the attached workshop announcement.
REGISTRATION: Attendance is limited and pre-registration is required. Please register on-line at http://lidworkshop.eventbrite.com |
To achieve these goals, the SFPUC is developing a policy to require that new and redevelopment projects in San Francisco take advantage of green technologies for managing stormwater runoff. Click on the following icons to read more about our programs.
