Pilarcitos Lake was San Francisco's first major reservoir, quenching the thirst of a booming city following the Gold Rush. It ...

"As a result, water quality around San Francisco where beachgoers and surfers ... was led by Supervisor Myrna Melgar, who represents District 7 where the permit was contested.

Plans for the pipeline and pumping station are a reaction to the district's 2021 water shortage emergency and would be the largest water supply resiliency project in 40 years, the district said.

knowable standards to protect water quality,” San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager Dennis Herrera said in a joint statement.

San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, rather than telling cooks not to make the dish too salty.