The SFPUC’s Pollution Prevention Program held a workshop last May to discuss Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs). Simply put, the CECs are the many different kinds of chemicals such as traces of medicines, personal care or household cleaning products, lawn care and agricultural products, among others. These can be detected in water ways, such as…
Category: Sewer
Completion of Baker Beach Green Streets Project Will Help Manage 2.6 Million Gallons of Stormwater Each Year
For the SFPUC, green infrastructure projects like Baker Beach Green Streets represent the future of San Francisco. Green infrastructure projects help manage the City’s stormwater more efficiently and sustainably, while also making communities more connected and livable. Completion of the Baker Beach Green Streets project and a series of green infrastructure improvements will help manage…
An Essential Worker & Father’s Message to Wear a Mask
Tomio Nakadegawa is a Chief Stationary Engineer at the SFPUC’s Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant. On March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order directing all residents to stay home, except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of essential critical infrastructure sectors. This order included the wastewater sector. For months, Nakadegawa has been getting up each morning…
Meet Kirit Bavishi, a Project Manager Who Opens the Door of Opportunity for Others
This June, the SFPUC said farewell to a vital asset as we wished Project Manager Kirit Bavishi, a happy and well-deserved retirement after 30 plus years of public service working with the City and County of San Francisco. Although a bittersweet goodbye, Bavishi reminds us all that the end of his role at the SFPUC…
Embarcadero Project to Help Improve Reliability and Safety for Critical Main that Serves 350,000 Customers
The SFPUC will begin construction work next week on the Force Main Rehabilitation at Embarcadero and Jackson Improvements Project. The initiative will improve and upgrade a major segment of infrastructure that serves 350,000 customers in San Francisco’s northeastern neighborhoods. The work, which began on June 29, will complete critical improvements to the North Shore Force…
Anthony LaMell’s Secret Formula in Turning His Work into a Career
Anthony LaMell, a Stationary Engineer and Wastewater Operator in the SFPUC’s Wastewater Enterprise, never thought about working in utilities but he always liked fixing things. In his case, he started out fixing appearances. “Before coming to the SFPUC, I used to be a licensed cosmetologist, doing fashion shows, hair shows, and similar things. That profession…