Green Infrastructure Grant Program:
Board of Supervisors Update
April –June 2023
Program Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Green Infrastructure Grant Program (Grant Program) is designed to encourage San Francisco properties to design, build, and maintain performance-based green stormwater infrastructure (Green Infrastructure or GI), including but not limited to: permeable pavement, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, and vegetated roofs. The purpose of the Green Infrastructure Grant Program is to improve the performance of SFPUC’s sewer system by reducing the amount of stormwater runoff entering the system, while delivering public benefits that enhance the quality of life of SFPUC rate payers.
To receive funding under the Grant Program each project must:
1. Be located on a parcel that is connected to an SFPUC-owned and operated sewer system service area.
2. Manage stormwater runoff from a minimum impervious area of 0.5 acres.
3. Capture the 90th percentile storm (0.75-inch depth) with the proposed green infrastructure features.
4. Provide at least two (2) of the identified co-benefits from the program list, which can be found in the Grantee Guidebook.
5. Have a grant team that collectively demonstrates a history of successful project implementation and has previous experience designing, constructing, and/or maintaining green infrastructure, and be in good standing in all currently active Green Infrastructure Grant Program projects.
More information on the Grant Program can be found at http://www.sfpuc.org/gigrants.
Quarterly Highlights
During the second quarter of 2023, SFPUC closed its Spring 2023 application cycle on June 2nd. 4 applications were received for the Spring 2023 cycle, totaling just over $5M in requested funding.
During the application cycle, the team completed 3 new opportunity assessments at Charles Drew and Webster Elementary schools, and Louis Sutter Playground. Six activate projects, Crocker Amazon Park, St. Thomas More School, St. Monica, St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Emydius, and St.
Anne of the Sunset continued project design during the second quarter. St Anne of the Sunset also began construction in late June. UCSF Parnassus, a Fall 2022 awardee, declined to continue with the grant execution process and has been removed from the awarded projects.
Program Statistics (February 2019 – June 2023)
Since the launch of the Green Infrastructure Grant Program in February 2019, the SFPUC has awarded grants to 16 projects with a total of approximately $16M in funding. The following program summary statistics are as of June 30, 2023:
• Applications Received: 17
• Projects Awarded: 16
• Projects Completed: 3
• Total Funding Awarded: $16.05M
• Potential Stormwater Captured by Awarded Projects: 10 million gallons per year • Property Site Visits Conducted by Technical Team: 53
• Site Opportunities Assessments Completed: 29
• Presentations Given to Stakeholders: 11
• Publications and Media pick-ups: 2
Green Infrastructure Grant Program Awarded Projects to Date Project Name Status Watershed Grant Award Impervious Area Managed (acres)
Estimated
Stormwater Volume
Managed (gal/yr)
Lafayette Elementary School Project Complete Sunset $489,142 0.6 341,000 St. Thomas More Church & School Design Phase Lake Merced $1,118,958 1.5 782,000 Bessie Carmichael Middle School Project Complete Channel $521,427 0.6 233,000 Lycee Francais SF Ortega Campus Construction
Complete Sunset $480,958 0.6 383,000
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Planning Phase Lake Merced $1,577,161 2.6 1,319,000 Crocker Amazon Park Design Phase Sunnydale $859,151 1.1 593,000 St. Thomas the Apostle Church & School Design Phase Sunset $724,227 0.9 483,000 St. Monica Catholic Church & School Design Phase Richmond $641,413 0.8 394,000 St. Anne of the Sunset Church & School Design Phase Sunset $1,557,898 2.0 1,089,000 St. Emydius Church & School Design Phase Lake Merced $873,136 0.9 445,000 Church of the Visitacion Church & School Planning Phase Sunnydale $1,727,103 1.9 925,000 UCSF Parnassus Withdrawn Sunset - - -
Project Artaud Awarded Fall 2022 Channel $684,409 0.8 377,000 El Dorado Elementary School Awarded Fall 2022 Sunnydale $1,412,016 1.6 800,000 Visitacion Valley Elementary School Awarded Fall 2022 Sunnydale $883,092 1.0 489,000 Everett Middle School Awarded Fall 2022 Channel $1,874,496 2.0 1,060,000 Buena Vista Horace Mann School Awarded Fall 2022 Channel $629,423 0.7 318,000 Total $16,052,759 17.0 10,006,000