Break out a new Brita filter, folks. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has received several complaints about the taste and odor of their tap water. It seems, according to SFPUC, an algae bloom in one of their reservoirs is to blame. But fret not, worrywart. Neither the taste nor rank-ass odor poses a health hazard. "Customers can remove taste and odor by using carbon and reverse osmosis filters, and refrigeration of tap water should reduce taste and odor." more ›

San Francisco's much-lauded Hetch Hetchy tap water might have a problematic impurity for some city residents. As SFWeekly reports today, the water that SF Public Utilities Commission loves to brag about gets a healthy dose of UV light and chloramine treatment to bring it up to code before it pours forth from your faucets and fixtures, but the PUC doesn't filter out other impurities and microorganisms that could cause health problems for those with compromised immune systems. From the Weekly's report: more ›

San Franciscans will soon have to learn how to ration our precious Hetch Hetchy Reservoir water after a 25-year long deal with twelve other suburban cities expires in June. According to SF Weekly, San Francisco residents consume mere drops of water per capita compared to people in other cities, and locals are saying we were "sold down the river" in this latest deal: An average of 92 gallons per day will be guaranteed to individual water users outside the city, while merely 54 gallons per day will go to San Franciscans (down from the current 57 gallons). more ›

Curbed SF tipped us off that our Greeny "McDreamy" McGreen mayor, Gavin Newsom, was at the Ferry Building today handing out aluminum water bottles in an effort to "Take Back the Tap." Take Back the Tap is an initiative trying to get more San Franciscans to drink tap water. They are also trying to convince San Francisco restaurants to serve tap water by passing out “A How-To Guide for the San Francisco Restaurant Switch to Tap Water." By getting restaurateurs to pledge use of the tap, San Francisco can help reduce waste by helping eliminate plastic bottles. more ›