Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System
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The Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System is a major water supply and delivery network that provides high-quality drinking water from Sierra Nevada sources to San Francisco and numerous Bay Area communities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hetch Hetchy aqueduct | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | water supply system ⓘ |
| componentOf | San Francisco Regional Water System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governedBy | San Francisco Public Utilities Commission policies ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bay Area pipelines
ⓘ
Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ Hetch Hetchy Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Shaughnessy Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ local storage reservoirs ⓘ water treatment facilities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
gravity-fed long-distance aqueduct
ⓘ
mountain snowmelt as primary source ⓘ |
| operator | San Francisco Public Utilities Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City and County of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSource |
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
drinking water delivery
ⓘ
fire protection water supply ⓘ support of municipal and industrial uses ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Nevada to San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | municipal water supply for San Francisco ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hetch Hetchy Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yosemite National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesPopulation | 2.5 million people (approximate) ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
East Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ South Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Alameda County communities
ⓘ
City and County of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ San Mateo County communities ⓘ Santa Clara County communities ⓘ |
| usesAqueduct |
Bay Division Pipelines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesReservoir |
Calaveras Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crystal Springs Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Hetch Hetchy Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ San Andreas Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterQuality | high-quality drinking water ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Cherry Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Eleanor NERFINISHED ⓘ groundwater ⓘ local Bay Area reservoirs ⓘ |
| waterTreatment | filtration and disinfection ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hetch Hetchy aqueduct