San Francisco Increases Water Reuse Requirements For New Buildings

From CBS San Francisco:

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — New buildings will need to collect and reuse much more water than what is required for existing buildings, after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved new regulations Tuesday.

The ordinance more than doubles the amount of water that new large buildings will be required to collect and re-use on site, said its author Supervisor Rafael Mandelman. He said it also directs the public utilities commission to come up with a plan for expanding the city’s supply and use of recycled water.

“This summer of intense drought and terrible wildfires reminds us that the climate crisis is now, and it is not going away on its own,” he said. “We must dramatically and quickly reduce carbon emissions, but even as we pursue zero carbon emissions goals for our city and our world, water re-use and recycling will be increasingly necessary for our survival.”

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