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DATE: October 21, 2026
TO: Angela Calvillo
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 244
San Francisco, CA 94102
Through: Dennis J. Herrera, General Manager
Joel Prather, Assistant General Manager, Wastewater
Enterprise
From: Yajaira Duran, Urban Watershed Planning Division, Wastewater Enterprise
Re: Green Infrastructure Grant Program Quarterly Report, FY26-27 Q1
Dear Ms. Calvillo:
Pursuant to Board of Supervisors Ordinance No. 79-26, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) hereby provides the following written report summarizing the SFPUC’s Green Infrastructure Grant Program quarterly activities from July 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Yajaira Duran at [email protected].
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Green Infrastructure Grant Program:
Board of Supervisors Quarterly Update
July – September 2026
Program Summary
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Green Infrastructure Grant Program funds the design and construction of green stormwater infrastructure on large properties and in the public right-of-way, with the goal of reducing stormwater runoff while delivering public benefits that enhance the quality of life for all SFPUC rate payers. Project types can include permeable pavement, bioretention, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, and vegetated roofs.
To receive funding under the Grant Program each project must:
1. Be located on a parcel and/or in public right-of-way that discharges 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.gov/gigrants.
Quarterly Highlights
During the reporting period, two projects completed construction (Visitacion Valley Middle School and Thurgood Marshall High School), seven projects continued construction (Buchanan Street Mall, Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8, Flynn Elementary School, Cornerstone Cambridge Campus, Visitacion Valley Elementary School, El Dorado Elementary School, and Panorama Elementary School), three projects started design (Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle School, Innes Avenue Rebuild), and five projects continued design and community engagement (Louis Sutter Playground, Jackson Playground, Marina Improvement Project, Mariners Village Condominiums, and Church of the Visitacion).
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Program Statistics (February 2019 – September 2026)
Since the launch of the Green Infrastructure Grant Program in February 2019, the SFPUC has awarded grants to 33 projects with a total of approximately $32.7M in funding. The following program summary statistics are as of September 30, 2026:
• Applications Received: 33
• Applications Awarded: 33
• Active Projects: 19
• Projects Completed: 15
• Total Funding Awarded: $32.69M
• Potential Stormwater Captured by Awarded Projects: 19.25 million gallons per year • Property Site Visits Conducted by Technical Team: 71
• Site Opportunities Assessments Completed: 44
Co-Benefit Summary
Each project is required to select a minimum of two (2) of the following community and environmental benefits. Definitions for each co-benefit can be found in the Grantee Guidebook. • Total Estimated Student Population Reached by School Projects: >6,000 students • Number of Public Schools Awarded Grants: 13
• Number of Public Parks Awarded Grants: 7
• Projects in High or Moderately Burdened Environmental Justice Communities: 23 Co-Benefit Achieved Number of Projects
Environmental Justice 25
Public Access, Open Space, and Recreation 11
Community Engagement, Collaboration, and
Placemaking 16
Education and Watershed Stewardship 27
Green Infrastructure Job Training 5
Water Supply 10
Climate Resilience 18
Biodiversity 16
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Green Infrastructure Grant Program Awarded Projects to Date Project Name Status Supervisor
District
EJ
Communities*
Grant
Amount
Impervious
Area Managed
(acres)
Estimated
Stormwater
Volume Managed
(gallons/year)
Cesar Chavez Elementary School Design 9 Moderate $853,405 0.8 411,000 Roosevelt Middle School Design 2 Low $1,129,549 1.1 535,000 Yerba Buena Gardens Awarded Fall 2025 6 High $695,416 0.7 310,000 Bernal Heights Recreation Center Awarded Spring 2025 9 Low $580,222 0.6 351,000 Innes Avenue Rebuild Design 10 High $991,898 1.0 513,000 Cornerstone Academy Silver Close Out 9 Moderate $1,053,274 1.1 554,000 Everett Middle School Close Out 8 Low $1,874,496 1.9 980,000 Bessie Carmichael Middle School Complete 6 High $521,427 0.6 233,000 Crocker Amazon Parking Lot Complete 11 Moderate $850,812 1.1 566,000 Jefferson Elementary School Complete 7 Low $796,670 0.9 462,000 Lafayette Elementary School Complete 1 Low $487,891 0.6 341,000 Lycee Francais de San Francisco Complete 4 Moderate $480,958 0.6 358,000 Project Artaud Complete 9 Moderate $756,030 0.7 377,000 St Anne of the Sunset Church and School Complete 7 Low $1,522,995 1.7 1,089,000 St Emydius Church and School Complete 11 Moderate $858,136 0.9 445,000 St Monica Catholic Church and School Complete 1 Moderate $773,313 0.8 390,000 St Thomas More Church and School Complete 7 Moderate $704,554 0.7 305,000 St Thomas the Apostle Church and School Complete 1 Low $744,512 0.8 480,000 Buchanan Street Mall Construction 5 Moderate $750,475 0.8 365,000 Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Construction 9 Moderate $629,423 0.7 318,000 Cornerstone Academy Cambridge Construction 9 Moderate $1,509,857 1.6 792,000 El Dorado Elementary School Construction 10 High $1,412,016 1.7 913,000 Flynn Elementary School Construction 9 Moderate $642,714 0.6 322,000 Panorama Elementary School Construction NA NA $2,155,513 2.1 955,000 Thurgood Marshall High School Close Out 10 High $1,999,465 2.2 1,166,000 Visitacion Valley Elementary School Construction 10 High $883,092 1.0 489,000 Visitacion Valley Middle School Close Out 10 Moderate $1,999,967 4.4 2,250,000 Church of the Visitacion Church and School Design 10 High $1,727,103 1.9 925,000 Jackson Playground Design 10 Moderate $599,924 0.6 440,000 Louis Sutter Playground Design 9 Moderate $945,299 0.9 486,000 Marina Improvement Project Design 2 Low $679,654 1.0 454,000 Mariners Village Condominiums Design 10 High $1,154,174 1.2 672,000 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Withdrawn 7 Moderate $127,041 0.0 - Total
$32,691,448 37.4 19,247,000
*Environmental Justice Communities based on SF Environmental Justice Framework.
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Please visit the program web map for an Environmental Justice map overlay and further details on each project.
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Image Gallery of Projects in Progress
Visitacion Valley Middle School
Completed construction of new rain gardens and educational signage.
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Thurgood Marshall High School
Completed construction of new rain gardens.
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