Point Loma NPDES Conditional Permit (Ocean Pollution Reduction Act)
Current understanding
The Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego currently operates under repeated Clean Water Act §301(h) secondary-treatment variances renewed roughly every five years. The Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II (HR1390) proposes to create a site-specific alternative NPDES pathway granting Point Loma a conditional permit with tailored treatment standards, ending the recurring variance-application cycle. Practical effects would include reduced permitting burden and cost certainty for the City of San Diego, contingent on ongoing conditions tied to ocean discharge monitoring and Pure Water recycled-water build-out; status: introduced.