Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project
Overview
The Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project will feature innovative green infrastructure technologies to manage and reduce stormwater entering the combined sewer system. Green Infrastructure technologies will include rain gardens, an infiltrative creek, subsurface storage and a high-efficiency irrigation system that reuses stormwater.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is focused on spreading Green Infrastructure through San Francisco, where green infrastructure takes advantage of the natural processes of soils and plants in order to slow down and absorb stormwater to keep it from overwhelming our sewer system. Some community benefits of green infrastructure include reduced wastewater treatment costs and energy consumption, enhancement of community spaces and street beautifications.
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Project Background
This project will manage stormwater from 106 acres of McLaren Park including flows from Yosemite Marsh and McNab Lake. Daylighting the historic Yosemite Creek will mitigate excess stormwater that currently flows along Oxford Street.
The Upper Yosemite Creek Daylighting Project is a result of close coordination with San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department and public input from the local community. It is the last of eight SFPUC Green Infrastructure pilot projects, which have been constructed over the last few years.
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Green Infrastructure Improvements and Other Upgrades
Proposed Green Features
- Daylighting the historic creek
- Integrate proposed creek into existing parkland and surrounding neighborhood
- Provide high efficiency irrigation system
- Create habitats for birds and butterflies using California native plants along the creek alignment
Additional Improvements
- Upgrade the existing soccer field
- Improve pedestrian accessibility along Wayland Street
- Construction of the Yosemite Station for creek access and education
- Project Materials
