Sunset Reservoir is one of three terminal reservoirs in the Regional Water System in San Francisco, California. The reservoir, the city's largest, is located in the Sunset District at 24th Avenue and Ortega Street, and is owned and maintained by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Completed in 1960, the subterranean reservoir was constructed as an , , concrete basin, now containing 720 floor-to-ceiling columns. With its maximum depth of , the reservoir's capacity is with average daily flows of through inlet/outlet pipes.
Seismic upgrades Seismic rehabilitation, which would include stabilization of the soil dam embankment (completed); a retrofit of the walls and roof using seismic joints, shear walls, diagonal bracing, and struts; and foundation improvements. General rehabilitation, which would include repairing deteriorated concrete, replacing part of the reservoir lining material, replacing inlet piping, installing security fencing, upgrading the landscaping, and other miscellaneous site improvements.
Solar project
The Sunset Reservoir Solar Project has installed 25,000 solar panels on the roof of the reservoir. The 5-megawatt plant more than tripled the city's 2-megawatt solar generation capacity. It opened in December 2010 in a ceremony introduced by then Mayor Gavin Newsom.KGO ABC7 News, December 2010
+Generation (MW·h) of Sunset Reservoir North Basin Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2010 620 278 238 89 1,224 2011 4 288 413 685 841 1,080 929 957 661 528 188 178 6,751 2012 20 202 496 718 987 1,067 922 727 681 535 274 200 6,828 2013 47 96 163 172 193 246 232 313 304 269 268 280 2,582 2014 242 276 485 574 660 732 677 733 715 645 536 366 6,640 2015 323 407 596 669 673 693 717 726 599 505 467 385 6,759 2016 266 444 490 571 710 681 795 784 691 583 501 365 6,879 2017 267 298 556 586 737 799 728 673 628 579 356 339 6,545 2018 320 451 516 645 777 837 724 729 690 544 374 297 6,905 2019 302 353 536 624 649 785 775 759 620 570 365 235 6,572 2020 337 456 447 563 737 734 829 686 539 498 394 312 6,531 2021 314 412 531 665 725 704 674 663 572 476 379 259 6,375 2022 330 393 521 588 689 718 692 643 542 500 370 259 6,246 2023 256 369 563 804 655 587 605 577 456 508 382 266 6,028 2024 284 314 561 768 815 733 651 675 520 523 359 285 6,488Total 89,353
See also
List of lakes in California List of lakes in the San Francisco Bay Area
References
External links
San Francisco Public utilities Commission official website (begins at 00:05:33)