Since 2009, Julie Ortiz has managed the SFPUC’s retail water conservation program, a key part of the agency’s efforts to manage its local water supply and reduce water demand. She oversees a comprehensive mix of technical assistance and educational services, as well as financial incentives, helping thousands of customers save water. Julie also engages in regular assessment of where conservation potential remains and how to best pursue future water-saving opportunities. She has helped to launch and administer many new water-saving initiatives, including online tools to help customers understand and monitor their water use. Before joining the SFPUC, Julie was a project manager in the environmental consulting field where she managed strategic communications and environmental planning for a wide range of public and private sector water resources, sustainability, transportation, and land use projects in California and Florida.
