What is the official ID of this bill?
The official print number for this legislation is HR 1720.
Point Loma Wastewater: New Pollution Limits and Water Reuse Goals
New regulations modify the rules for the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego, allowing some deviations from standard norms while imposing strict pollution limits and requiring the production of water suitable for reuse. This aims to reduce the amount of pollutants discharged into the ocean, potentially improving water quality and the marine environment in the area.
Key points
The Point Loma plant can continue discharging into the ocean, but with new, progressively stricter limits on total suspended solids.
It requires maintaining a deep ocean outfall, which helps dilute pollutants.
By 2038, the plant must produce at least 83 million gallons per day of water suitable for potable reuse, if permitted by regulations.
Mandatory ocean monitoring for 10 years before each permit application is required to demonstrate that discharges do not harm the environment.
Status:
Expired
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