Strategy Four: Inspire Stewardship
Protect and enhance San Francisco’s precious natural
resources through conservation, education, and
sustainable land/facility management practices
OBJECTIVE 4.1
Conserve and strengthen natural resources
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
Water Use: Percentage reduction in potable water use, as measured by the SFPUCT
PERFORMANCE TARGET
Achieve annual reductions below 2013 baseline of 770,214 CCF through FY20
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
Tree replacement ratio
PERFORMANCE TARGET
Plant two new trees for every tree removed
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
Diversion Rates: Percentage of waste material recycled or composted in support of SFE’s 0-50-100 Climate Action Strategy
PERFORMANCE TARGET
Using 2013 diversion rate of 50% as a baseline, achieve annual increases through FY20
Key
Initiatives
a) Continue implementing the Water
Conservation Plan, emphasizing
installation of low-flow fixtures,
permeable pathways, water efficient
landscapes, recycled water, and repair
and replacement of irrigation systems
b) Implement a
programmatic tree
maintenance and
reforestation program
that sustains a 15-year
tree maintenance cycle
c) Increase green
waste production
cycles and
expand the
compost product
menu
d) Obtain Bay Friendly
Certification of public
park landscapes and
Audubon certification
of public golf courses
Lead
Operations
Operations
Operations
Operations
Support
Capital
Administration
Timeline
FY16-17
FY17-19
FY19-20
Reduce
water use
for
irrigation,
compared
to the 2013
baseline
Complete
low-flow
fixture
replacements
Connect to
recycled
water
system for
irrigation in
Golden Gate
Park
FY16-20
20
Administration
FY16-20
FY16-20