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SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM | Grey. Green. Clean.
Collection System Reliability Program
These projects help ensure that waste and stormwater are safely delivered to our
treatment plants 24/7.
In 2018 construction was completed of several large
sewer projects throughout the City. The Marin
Street Sewer Project in the Bayview was completed
to repair aging infrastructure and replace the
facilities with larger pipes to accommodate
population growth and the additional wastewater
flows from Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Pier 80, Pier 70,
and Mission Bay.
Rehabilitation of the Drumm & Jackson Streets
sewer boxes, that were constructed in 1913, was
also completed. The Drumm & Jackson sewer
boxes serve approximately 25% of the City by
collecting and transporting combined wastewater
by gravity en-route to the Southeast Treatment
Plant. In 2019 construction will begin on the Force
Main along the Embarcadero to provide system
redundancy of this service area.
Nearly half of the sewer replacement work on
SFMTA’s Van Ness Improvement Project was
completed in 2018. The project will include
installation of 20,200 feet of sewer lines to
address earthquake vulnerability and minimize
potential service outages. This is one of several
interdepartmental projects we are partnering with
City family on to improve our wastewater system
while minimizing construction impacts to the
community.
In 2019 the SFPUC will partner with SFMTA on
Geary Rapid, L Taraval, and Better Market Street
Improvement Projects’ to upgrade aging sewer
pipes while the City performs above ground
improvements to maximize City resources and
minimize disruption to the communities we serve.
Drumm & Jackson Streets Sewer Improvements - Spray mortar application.