Fight to get rid of California’s famous Hetch Hetchy Reservoir alive and well as it turns 100
As California’s famous Hetch Hetchy Reservoir celebrates its 100th birthday, the fight to get rid of it is alive and well. Spreck Rosekrans is with Restore Hetch Hetchy, a group dedicated to draining the reservoir and restoring it to its original state. … But like most things, it’s not that simple. Hetch Hetchy provides around 97 percent of drinking water to San Francisco. Jenn Bowles is with the Water Education Foundation, an impartial organization that doesn’t have an official stance on the issue. She said San Franciscans are very particular about their water, which is considered especially pure and soft. … Past efforts to remove the reservoir have failed, but Rosekrans still has hope. He said he thinks the undamming of Hetch Hetchy is something he’ll see in his lifetime.