Water Department
Named in the records1850–2022
3,026 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1850–2022: 2,669 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 357 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 3,026: 2,669 Board decisions, 357 facts from city reports
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- 1850–2022
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The 60 most telling of its 3,026 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930-02-26 | Water Department payroll, petty cash and purchasing rules were passed, taking effect immediately upon passage. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-03-02 | The Board repealed a 1930 Water Department contract with F. J. Driscoll for a Bay Street service station after rezoning was refused. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-11-23 | Water Department supplemental budget of $50,000 (≈ $1.1 million in 2026 dollars) approved for new Crystal Springs Reservoir outlet works. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-03-20 | Water Department land at Judson and Phelan Avenues to be sold | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-06-19 | Board adopted a resolution assigning city-owned Mission District lots to the Water Department for $24,000 (≈ $622,043 in 2026 dollars), to fund a roadway land purchase. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1934-08-20 | City authorizes an easement to Santa Clara County for a public highway over Water Department lands near Calaveras Reservoir. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1935-12-16 | Public Utilities Commission given until January 17, 1936 to award Water Department reservoir fence and valve house contracts. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-05-15 | $2,400 (≈ $58,177 in 2026 dollars) vacation relief fund for Water Department employees approved after motion to strike it failed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-09-05 | Passed for second reading: $1,017 (≈ $24,652 in 2026 dollars) from the land purchase reserve to buy Lot 1, Block 4658 for the Water Department. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-11-06 | County of San Mateo's road across San Francisco Water Department lands near Crystal Springs Reservoir passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-11-20 | Board finally passed an ordinance granting San Mateo County a road easement across Water Department land near Crystal Springs Reservoir. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1941-09-29 | Water Department appropriation of $36,000 (≈ $825,159 in 2026 dollars) to buy land for the Sutro Reservoir site passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-04-19 | Sale of Water Department land near Calaveras Reservoir to move ahead; passed first reading only; later finally passed. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1943-05-03 | Water Department land near Calaveras Reservoir put up for sale | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1945-05-26 | Board approved Civil Service Commission changes reclassifying positions in the Water Department and Hetch Hetchy Water Supply, Power and Utilities Engineering Bureau. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1945-09-17 | Water Department land near Belmont in San Mateo County was sold to T. I. Moseley for $12,500 (≈ $233,986 in 2026 dollars) cash, the resolution adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1945-10-15 | Water Department salary reserve of $2,700 (≈ $50,541 in 2026 dollars) moved to reclassify an Assistant Supervisor post as a Head Clerk at same pay. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1947-03-10 | Water Department gets $116,692.26 (≈ $1.8 million in 2026 dollars) from surplus funds for power purchases and taxes, passed as Ordinance 4313. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-01-19 | Water Department land near Pleasanton was sold by deed to Orin and Vivian Crowe for $738 (≈ $10,318 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-03-15 | $6,750 (≈ $94,371 in 2026 dollars) appropriated to acquire Morgan Oyster Company property in San Mateo County for Water Department submarine pipes; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-05-03 | Board adopted resolution authorizing $6,500 (≈ $90,876 in 2026 dollars) purchase of 11.25 acres at Dumbarton Strait from Wilart Realty Company for the Water Department. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-09-07 | $36,000 (≈ $503,313 in 2026 dollars) Water Department purchase of Polhemus Tract in San Mateo County for Crystal Springs filtration plant passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-12-27 | Water Department land at Pacific Avenue and Lyon Street sold to Margaret S. Frank for $30,000 (≈ $419,427 in 2026 dollars); sale confirmed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-10-17 | Ordinance passed appropriating $841,700 (≈ $11.9 million in 2026 dollars) from water department surpluses to develop Sutro Reservoir. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-10-24 | Surplus Water Department land near Bepler Street, partly in Daly City, sold to A. Nelson for $7,500 (≈ $106,179 in 2026 dollars) confirmed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1950-03-27 | Appropriates $100,000 (≈ $1.4 million in 2026 dollars) for the Water Department to acquire land and rights of way in Alameda County for Bay Division Pipe Line No. 3; finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-09-11 | Water Department's $10,800 (≈ $139,960 in 2026 dollars) purchase of two mobile air compressors was finally passed by the Board. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-09-24 | Ordinance finally passed giving $714,810 (≈ $9.3 million in 2026 dollars) more from the Water Department to install water mains for the Sutro Reservoir. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1952-01-07 | The Water Department would receive $300,000 (≈ $3.8 million in 2026 dollars) to excavate Balboa Reservoir, and the appropriation passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1952-01-07 | Water Department's $300,000 (≈ $3.8 million in 2026 dollars) Balboa Reservoir excavation funding passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1952-01-21 | Water Department gets $300,000 (≈ $3.8 million in 2026 dollars) to excavate Balboa Reservoir; passed in final reading. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-08-02 | Ordinance to sell surplus Water Department land near Sutro Reservoir at public auction passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-08-09 | Surplus Water Department land near Sutro Reservoir authorized for sale at public auction. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-09-13 | Sale of surplus Water Department land near Sutro Reservoir confirmed by resolution. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-06-27 | The Board passed on second reading $100,000 (≈ $1.3 million in 2026 dollars) from the Water Department for Sutro Reservoir distribution work. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-07-05 | Board finally passed a $100,000 (≈ $1.3 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation for Sutro Reservoir distribution work by the Water Department. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-11-07 | Eminent domain proceedings were authorized to acquire a San Mateo County property for a Water Department booster pump station, costing up to $1,500 (≈ $18,859 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-05-16 | Water Department budget adopted after Finance Committee cuts, with added surplus and salary supplements for Balboa Reservoir work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1957-11-04 | Board passed $10,000 (≈ $119,907 in 2026 dollars) from the Water Department to build twelve hypochlorinator stations protecting the city's water supply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-01-05 | Ordinance appropriating $300,000 (≈ $3.5 million in 2026 dollars) for Water Department purchase of watershed lands near Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir passed for final approval. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1959-04-13 | The Water Department's $449,900 (≈ $5.2 million in 2026 dollars) College Hill Reservoir project passed on first reading, serving the University of California and [name withheld]. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1960-10-03 | Final passage: $790,000 (≈ $9.0 million in 2026 dollars) appropriated for Water Department property purchase and corporation yard design costs. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1961-09-18 | Purchase of [name withheld] land from the United States for $352,705.20 (≈ $4.0 million in 2026 dollars) as a Water Department corporation yard was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1962-12-03 | City land swap with Southern Pacific for Water Department yard approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1963-07-29 | Ordinance appropriating $34,200 (≈ $376,580 in 2026 dollars) from the Water Department for construction of the Vista Francisco pump station was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-05-25 | Surplus Water Department land in Alameda County to be sold | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1981-05-11 | Board passed on second reading a $3,010,000 (≈ $11.2 million in 2026 dollars) Water Department transfer, rescinding funds for Balboa Reservoir construction. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1981-05-11 | A Water Department easement in Alameda County was sold to the City of Hayward for installing a water main. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1981-05-18 | Ordinance moving $3,010,000 (≈ $11.2 million in 2026 dollars) in Water Department capital funds away from Balboa Reservoir construction was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-12-16 | Board transferred $8.9 million (≈ $27.9 million in 2026 dollars) in excess Water Department money to the General Fund, effective July 1, 1986. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987-11-09 | Emergency repairs to inlet adits at San Antonio Reservoir in Alameda County for the Water Department were adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987-11-09 | Emergency repairs to inlet adits at San Antonio Reservoir in Alameda County were approved for the Water Department. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-03-06 | Board passed on first reading $124,437 (≈ $338,127 in 2026 dollars) for Water Department salaries and reclassifying eight positions, by a split vote. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-04-17 | Board passed a $3 million (≈ $8.2 million in 2026 dollars) appropriation for Water Department payments to other governments for purchasing water, with part placed in reserve. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990-10-22 | Emergency $3 million (≈ $7.7 million in 2026 dollars) water purchase from Placer County Water Agency approved for San Francisco Water Department. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-03-29 | Surplus water department land at Lake Merced Boulevard to be sold | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-04-05 | Surplus water department land at Lake Merced Boulevard to be sold | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1993-07-12 | Water department land near Lake Merced to be sold to the Olympic Club; passed first reading only | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-05-05 | Water Department land of 5.216 acres in Sunol sold to the State of California for $64,500 (≈ $135,406 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-06-02 | Surplus Water Department land in Sunol, Alameda County, sold to the State of California for $2,500 (≈ $5,248 in 2026 dollars). | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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