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Two hikers were swept off as they tried to cross a bridge spanning a waterfall near Hetch Hetchy Reservoir on June 29, and another hiker slipped and fell into the Merced River on the Mist Trail on May 13.

Three Yosemite hikers swept over falls presumed dead 2011

In 2002, the San Francisco Chronicle revealed that the city had, for decades, been siphoning nearly $700 million from its Hetch Hetchy water system into the San Francisco General Fund instead of maintaining the aging aqueduct.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » San Francisco: Progressive Paradise or Bankrupt Banana Republic? 2009

When your water comes from good sources, like San Francisco (Hetch Hetchy reservoir) or New York (Catskills), you can just run it through a filter to get rid of sediment and it will be much better than most bottled water anyway (no plastic residues). —

Bottled Water Is the Enemy - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The Sierra Club, which opposed construction of the Hetch-Hetchy Dam in Yosemite in 1921, is still trying to tear it down, even though it provides drinking water and 400 megawatts of electricity to San Francisco.

One Step Toward Energy Independence (And Three Steps Back) | RedState 2010

At 209, they start with Hetch Hetchy water and corn ethanol yes, U.S. biofuels policies have driven up the price of gin, which is yet another strike against biofuels.

A San Francisco Gin - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The most publicized controversy of the early 20th century concerned the plan to build a dam to flood the beautiful Hetch-Hetchy valley to supply the city of San Francisco with fresh water.

AP Environmental Science Chapter 25- Issues and Options 2008

Judith did a fabulous job of picking out-of-the-way places to see (and animals, by chance), like the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Dog Lake, Sentinel Dome and Taft Point.

Fauna Fest '99!!! 2006

At 209, they start with Hetch Hetchy water and corn ethanol yes, U.S. biofuels policies have driven up the price of gin, which is yet another strike against biofuels.

A San Francisco Gin - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

I live in one of the most environmentally aware places in the US, with a delicious, pure and safe water supply coming from the Hetch Hetchy valley and dam in Yosemite…yet many people I know actually STOCK bottled water in their homes.

Oy, meh haya lanu | Jewschool 2007

Mark, the owner, offers his guests complimentary local Hetch Hetchy water that has been filtered and, if desired, carbonated in order to reduce the number of bottles in landfills and recycling bins.

Incanto, an offally delicious trattoria 2006