Hetch Hetchy pipeline runs into native site
Kamala Kelkar - 11/11/2010
Construction workers retrofitting a 9-mile pipeline to deliver Hetch Hetchy water have run into an $8.8 million conundrum: American Indian remains and artifacts in Redwood City.
Kamala Kelkar - 11/11/2010
Construction workers retrofitting a 9-mile pipeline to deliver Hetch Hetchy water have run into an $8.8 million conundrum: American Indian remains and artifacts in Redwood City.
5-mile tunnel to carry water under Bay
Kelly Zito - 09/24/2010
A common misconception holds that BART trains speed between San Francisco and Oakland through a tunnel that runs under the bay.
Kelly Zito - 09/24/2010
A common misconception holds that BART trains speed between San Francisco and Oakland through a tunnel that runs under the bay.
North Peninsula rethinks groundwater use
Shaun Bishop - 09/19/2010
For years, cities between San Bruno and Daly City have used groundwater to supplement the drinking water they get from the Hetch Hetchy system.
Shaun Bishop - 09/19/2010
For years, cities between San Bruno and Daly City have used groundwater to supplement the drinking water they get from the Hetch Hetchy system.
Report: Water conservation critical
Julia Scott - 04/11/2008
"Water" is the watchword of a new report reflecting the environmental, economic and social health of San Mateo County, and it appears that in the very near future, there may not be enough of it to go around.
Julia Scott - 04/11/2008
"Water" is the watchword of a new report reflecting the environmental, economic and social health of San Mateo County, and it appears that in the very near future, there may not be enough of it to go around.
Chris Pallas busy at age 83
David Zugnoni - 08/20/2007
Chris Pallas remains a busy man after departing the San Bruno City Council.
David Zugnoni - 08/20/2007
Chris Pallas remains a busy man after departing the San Bruno City Council.
Water control urged
Michelle Durand - 05/10/2007
Mid-Peninsula Water District customers are asked to voluntarily begin conserving at least 10 percent beginning immediately or risk mandatory rationing throughout the summer.
Michelle Durand - 05/10/2007
Mid-Peninsula Water District customers are asked to voluntarily begin conserving at least 10 percent beginning immediately or risk mandatory rationing throughout the summer.
Ruskin wants chloramine study
Shaun Bishop - 03/09/2007
An additive to the Peninsula's tap water has caught the attention of a state assemblyman who is now working to finalize legislation aimed at studying the health effects of the chemical.
Shaun Bishop - 03/09/2007
An additive to the Peninsula's tap water has caught the attention of a state assemblyman who is now working to finalize legislation aimed at studying the health effects of the chemical.
Is additive to water really safe?
Aaron Kinney - 02/27/2007
At first, Virginia Tech civil engineering professor Marc Edwards didn't believe the claims that residents of Maui in Hawaii were making about their water supply.
Aaron Kinney - 02/27/2007
At first, Virginia Tech civil engineering professor Marc Edwards didn't believe the claims that residents of Maui in Hawaii were making about their water supply.
Anger brews over golf course's thirst
Mario Dianda - 02/21/2007
Among the environmentally conscious, recycling usually is considered a good thing. Finding another use for something already used, rather than wasting it, helps sustain our planet of finite resources, the thinking goes.
Mario Dianda - 02/21/2007
Among the environmentally conscious, recycling usually is considered a good thing. Finding another use for something already used, rather than wasting it, helps sustain our planet of finite resources, the thinking goes.
Water system increasingly fragile
Stephen Baxter - 03/21/2005
A first step in the largest public works project in the western United States in last half century began this month, on water pipes lying between two fault lines in the East Bay.
Stephen Baxter - 03/21/2005
A first step in the largest public works project in the western United States in last half century began this month, on water pipes lying between two fault lines in the East Bay.
Group fights chloraminein water
Christine Morente - 01/22/2005
Twelve San Mateo and Santa Clara county residents filed an injunction against the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to stop using chloramine or at least provide a permanent filtration system for their homes.
Christine Morente - 01/22/2005
Twelve San Mateo and Santa Clara county residents filed an injunction against the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to stop using chloramine or at least provide a permanent filtration system for their homes.
Effort to save water underway
Dana Yates - 12/23/2004
The Bay Area population is expected to grow in the next 25 years and aggressive conservation efforts already used in many cities will help curb water demand from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, according to landmark report released yesterday by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
Dana Yates - 12/23/2004
The Bay Area population is expected to grow in the next 25 years and aggressive conservation efforts already used in many cities will help curb water demand from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, according to landmark report released yesterday by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
Cities reach deal on drinking water
Ethan Fletcher - 12/20/2004
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has entered into an agreement with Daly City to collect and store reserve groundwater to hedge against future possible droughts.
Ethan Fletcher - 12/20/2004
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has entered into an agreement with Daly City to collect and store reserve groundwater to hedge against future possible droughts.
Cities may store water in aquifir
Rachel Gordon - 12/18/2004
San Francisco and Daly City are moving toward reaching a formal agreement on the cooperative use of an underground aquifer to store water for use during a drought or an emergency, officials announced Friday.
Rachel Gordon - 12/18/2004
San Francisco and Daly City are moving toward reaching a formal agreement on the cooperative use of an underground aquifer to store water for use during a drought or an emergency, officials announced Friday.
Chloramine fears still bubbling
Justin Nyberg - 12/08/2004
Imagine being afraid of water. The same water in your coffee. The water in your soup. The water in your shower, dishwasher and sink.
Justin Nyberg - 12/08/2004
Imagine being afraid of water. The same water in your coffee. The water in your soup. The water in your shower, dishwasher and sink.
San Bruno to replace lead pipes
Mary F. Albert - 12/08/2004
Since San Bruno's Public Works Department conducted water quality tests in July on 72 homes with lead pipes, the only home found to have unhealthy levels of lead has received a new set of service lines, according to the department.
Mary F. Albert - 12/08/2004
Since San Bruno's Public Works Department conducted water quality tests in July on 72 homes with lead pipes, the only home found to have unhealthy levels of lead has received a new set of service lines, according to the department.
County insists on chloramine answers
Michelle Durand - 12/08/2004
Chloramine, the controversial water additive, may be safe for general consumption but county supervisors unanimously called yesterday for a scientific stamp of approval.
Michelle Durand - 12/08/2004
Chloramine, the controversial water additive, may be safe for general consumption but county supervisors unanimously called yesterday for a scientific stamp of approval.
State: local water lead-free
Justin Nyberg - 12/03/2004
Lead levels in local drinking water have apparently not been effected by use of a new disinfectant, despite suspicions that the chemical may have been behind a recent lead scare in a major East Coast water system, according to state tests obtained by The Examiner.
Justin Nyberg - 12/03/2004
Lead levels in local drinking water have apparently not been effected by use of a new disinfectant, despite suspicions that the chemical may have been behind a recent lead scare in a major East Coast water system, according to state tests obtained by The Examiner.
New well to provide water for San Bruno
Mary F. Albert - 10/25/2004
After the state Department of Health Services gave San Bruno's newest water well a clean bill of health, the city officially "turned on" Well No. 20 Thursday and started pumping more than 600 gallons of water per minute into kitchen sinks, toilets and bathtubs.
Mary F. Albert - 10/25/2004
After the state Department of Health Services gave San Bruno's newest water well a clean bill of health, the city officially "turned on" Well No. 20 Thursday and started pumping more than 600 gallons of water per minute into kitchen sinks, toilets and bathtubs.
San Bruno opens XXXXX water well
Christine Morente - 10/22/2004
With a ceremonial turn of XXX valves, about XXX gallons of water per minute will flow through San Bruno's pipes and provide water for homes and businesses.
Christine Morente - 10/22/2004
With a ceremonial turn of XXX valves, about XXX gallons of water per minute will flow through San Bruno's pipes and provide water for homes and businesses.