Built in 1952, the Southeast Treatment Plant is the City’s largest wastewater treatment facility, but many of its facilities are past their useful life and generate odors that impact the neighborhood. We are investing over $5 billion in critical upgrades to transform this facility into a modern resource recovery center. By doing so, we will continue to protect our communities and environment while creating an attractive workplace and neighborhood asset. Project Milestones Project Approval: January 2025 Start of Construction: Fall 2025 Expected Completion: Fall 2028

Building Infrastructure Locally for Decentralized Water Systems (BILD) is a new initiative of the SFPUC and the National Blue Ribbon Commission for Onsite Water Systems (NBRC) to help build cross-sector coalitions to expand decentralized water systems. BILD was formed as a collaborative global community of practice working to uncover opportunities, advance implementation, and spread transformative solutions related to decentralized water systems (DWS) to support the efficient use and reuse of water. BILD held its inaugural meeting on March 5, 2025, which brought together regulators, public