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Water Main Break At Fisherman's Wharf Leaves Hotel Waterless

A water main break near the Radisson in Fisherman's Wharf has caused all sorts of wetness this morning. The incident occurred at Mason and Beach, effectively shutting down streets in the area. No

Arts & Entertainment

Map: We're All Doomed And Under Water In 2072

Brian Stokle and Burrito Justice created this fun-filled map showing what San Francisco will look like after global warming (or "global warming") goes full tilt boogie come 2072. (Thanks, Mission Mission!) Burrito explains:

Massive Water Main Break Drenches South SF

A water main break in South San Francisco created quite the show Friday morning, with water spewing 50-feet in the air. The main, which ruptured around 9:45 a.m., caused widespread flooding

Reservoir Algae Bloom Causes Foul Tasting, Smelling Tap Water

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

Photo du Jour

"Water Plume" (at Bowdoin and Burrows) by peephole / Brady Lea.

Take the S.F. Bayside Water Contact Recreational Use Survey

If you're one of those types who enjoy the glacial waters along the bayside in San Francisco (e.g., surfing, kayaking, fishing, clam foraging, wind surfing, or swimming), please take the SFPUC survey

Photos: Downtown Fire Hydrant Explosion

Oh what glacial joy! Josh Sullivan (aka SullyStyle) stumbled upon this water show on his way to work this morning at the corner of Belden and Bush, right in front of Sam's Grill.

SF's Bottled Water Ban Tanks

Raise your Perriers and Dasanis in a toast to the city's purported water bottle ban slipping down the drain to certain death. According to The Chronicle, last night's Environment Commission policy subcommittee meeting

John McCain: 'The Arizonans Hate California... They've Stolen Our Water

Senator John McCain made a jingoistic off-cuff joke during President Obama's health summit yesterday. "There's two examples right now of medical malpractice reform that is working. One's called California, the other called --

Muni Bus Nails a Fire Hydrant

Update II: Sorry, y'all, last night's update needs an update -- we were a little out of it from the Super Bowl imbibing. It's not clear whether the person using the wheelchair lift

More Snow, Water Shortage In Sierra Nevada

Turns out that all the miserable weather we've endured lately isn't miserable enough. Despite an abundance of snowfall in the state, there still is not enough water in the frozen Sierra Nevada range

Cloudy Water Not a Concern, Says SF Public Utilities Commission

Water customers in San Francisco, the East Bay, South Bay, and the Peninsula might notice something funky looking with heir tap water. It might look a wee bit cloudy. But relax. According to

Anti-Bottled Water Education Campaign Unveils "Tap Water Refilling Locations" for SF

In an effort to get people to use the (delicious!) Hetch Hetchy tap water and reduce the amount of plastic water bottle waste, the San Francisco Department of the Environment (SFE) and San

'I Love SF Water' Video Contest Winner Announced

This past July, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission announced their 'I Love SF Water' video contest. The winner? Alexis van Gelder for her first place video titled Shower Your Garden, which features

Capture This Winter's Rain Water With SFPUC's Rain Barrel Program

Seeing as how this winter promises to be a wet one, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is offering big ol' barrels in which to catch precious rain water. San Francisco Sewers Blog reports,

Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Stevie Nicks "Storms" Demo

In honor of typhoon Melor and the impending five inches of rain with which she'll blanket the Bay Area starting tonight, we present to you a demo of Stevie Nicks' "Storms," one of

Water Shutdown Affects Castro Tonight

If you plan on taking a late-night bubble bath tonight, Castro denizens, think again. Between midnight and early Tuesday morning AM, the SFPUC will connect a water main to their distribution system. What

Enter SFPUC's "I Love SF Water Video Contest"

Do you remember the first time you tasted the water in the Bay Area? We do. It was inside a dorm hall at UC Berkeley many, many moons ago. After drinking vile tap

San Francisco's Sweet Hetch Hetchy Deal Changes in June

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,

Oh No, Randall Cover, Former Water Operations Supervisor for the City of Sonoma!

Former Water Operations Supervisor for the City of Sonoma, Randall Cover, plead guilty in federal court today in San Francisco. For what? Glad you asked. He pleaded guilty to five counts of "using

Water Rates Going Up?

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission surprise-attacked the city with a new plan to"increase water and sewer rates for both residential and commercial customers at its meeting Tuesday," according to reports. The

California Foresees Arid, Dusty, Apocalyptic Future

According to reports, "California teeters on the edge of the worst drought in the state's history." Which is nothing new those those of you born and raised in California. It seems we're always

Newsom Greenlights $2 Billion for SF Water System

Newsom quietly signed a bill late Friday that moves $1.9 billion for the $4.4 billion Water System Improvement Program. The water system siphons water from Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.

California to Tighten the Tap

Hmm, looks like there's been some sort of drought going on in California. In what's being called "the worst crisis in decades," the California Department of Water Resource plans on cutting the amount

SFist Interview: Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco's "T Wayne Pickering"

Ever since SFist first reported on the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco's plan to re-name the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility in honor of our current POTUS, George W. Bush, it has spread--in