After 10 Years of Engineering Research SFPUC Explains to the Coastside County Water District that the Pilarcitos Dam will Need to be Retrofit or Rebuilt on Orders of the DSOD

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VIDEO. From the Coastside County Water District (CCWD) Director’s meeting on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting.

Agenda: Pilarcitos Dam and Reservoir Improvements Project: Project Status – Presentation by San Fransico Public Utilities Commission

Pilarcitos Reservoir is a primary SFPUC water source for the District and has been since 1949. The Reservoir was originally built in 1866, and the California Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) has been in recent communications with SFPUC about the need for upgrades to the dam to improve its stability.

Steve Ritchie, Assistant General Manager, Water, SFPUC and Alison Kastama, BAWSCA and Wholesale Customer Liaison, SFPUC will join the Board Meeting on June 11 in person to provide a Project Status Update of the Pilarcitos Dam and Reservoir Improvements Project.

Mr. Ritchie’s focus will primarily be on the long-term options for Pilarcitos Reservoir. In the short-term, and in coordination with DSOD, SFPUC has lowered the reservoir to below the spillway this month. SFPUC plans to replace the siphons that were destroyed in the January 2023 storms in September 2024, but in the meantime, the District will need to utilize its Crystal Springs SFPUC source.

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Acronym Roundup

SFPUC ~ (City of) San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

DSOD ~ California Division of Safety of Dams

BAWSCA ~Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency


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Coastside County Water District Board Meetings (CCWD) ~ 2nd Tuesday @ 7:00pm

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From left to right: General Manager, Mary Rogren, Attorney Patrick Miyaki, Director Glenn Reynolds, President Chris Michelsen, Ken Coverdell, John Muller and Bob Feldman

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Board of Directors

Chris Mickelsen, President  (Zone 2)
member since November 2001, term ends November 2026
email: [email protected]

Glenn Reynolds, Vice President  (Zone 1)
member since November 2011, term ends November 2024
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Ken Coverdell, Director  (Zone 3)
member since May 1992, term ends November 2024
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Bob Feldman, Director  (Zone 5)
member since April 2016, term ends November 2026
email: [email protected]

John Muller, Director  (Zone 4)
member since December 2020, term ends November 2024
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