Sustaining OneWaterSF
OneWaterSF has generated a shift in how we do business at the SFPUC. With this shift, we
have institutionalized a culture that finds value in working across traditional boundaries to
embrace creative ideas and develop projects and programs that converge multiple resources.
As we look to the future, we know that many challenges related to resource management lie
ahead. We are continually reminded that drought is an ongoing threat to our water supply, that
past assumptions used for resource planning do not always fit today’s circumstances, that the
regulatory landscape continues to evolve, and that climate uncertainties test our systems.
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However, we are also continually inspired by new opportunities for utilizing and managing
our finite water and energy resources. Water purification, solar energy and biogas generation,
local water supply capture and use, and nutrient recovery all provide opportunities to meet
future challenges. These opportunities are only uncovered and implemented through the kind
of creative, collaborative thinking that is fostered through OneWaterSF. With OneWaterSF, we
have also learned that this thinking can originate from many different places; water managers,
academia, private sector, and an engaged community all provide unique perspectives that
expand traditional thinking. Ongoing partnerships and collaboration will be critical to our
continued progress and future success. Through OneWaterSF, we have created a culture that
embraces this collaboration to identify and implement innovative projects and programs that
continue moving us toward meeting the OneWaterSF Vision.
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