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Union Calendar No. 759 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1720 

[Report No. 118–929] 

To modify permitting requirements with respect to the discharge of any 

pollutant from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in certain 

circumstances, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22, 2023 

Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. ISSA, and Ms. JACOBS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 22, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To modify permitting requirements with respect to the discharge of any pollutant from the Point Loma Wastewater 

Treatment Plant in certain circumstances, and for other 

purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocean Pollution Reduc5 tion Act II’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SAN DIEGO POINT LOMA PERMITTING REQUIRE7 MENTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of 

9 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 

10 et seq.), the Administrator may issue a permit under section 

11 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

12 1342) for a discharge from the Point Loma Plant into ma13 rine waters that requires compliance with the requirements 

14 described in subsection (b). 

15 (b) CONDITIONS.—A permit issued under this section 

16 shall require— 

17 (1) maintenance of the currently designed deep 

18 ocean outfall from the Point Loma Plant with a dis19 charge depth of not less than 300 feet and distance 

20 from the shore of not less than 4 miles; 

21 (2) as applicable to the term of the permit, dis22 charge of not more than 12,000 metric tons of total 

23 suspended solids per year commencing on the date of 

24 enactment of this section, not more than 11,500 met25 ric tons of total suspended solids per year comVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Dec 20, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1720.RH H1720

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1 mencing on December 31, 2028, and not more than 

2 9,942 metric tons of total suspended solids per year 

3 commencing on December 31, 2030; 

4 (3) discharge of not more than 60 milligrams per 

5 liter of total suspended solids, calculated as a 30-day 

6 average; 

7 (4) removal of not less than 80 percent of total 

8 suspended solids on a monthly average and not less 

9 than 58 percent of biochemical oxygen demand on an 

10 annual average, taking into account removal occur11 ring at all treatment processes for wastewater up12 stream from and at the Point Loma Plant; 

13 (5) attainment of all other effluent limitations of 

14 secondary treatment as determined by the Adminis15 trator pursuant to section 304(d)(1) of the Federal 

16 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(d)(1)), 

17 other than any requirements otherwise applicable to 

18 the discharge of biochemical oxygen demand and total 

19 suspended solids; 

20 (6) compliance with the requirements applicable 

21 to Federal issuance of a permit under section 402 of 

22 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, including 

23 State concurrence consistent with section 401 of the 

24 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) 

25 and ocean discharge criteria evaluation pursuant to 


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1 section 403 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

2 Act (33 U.S.C. 1343); 

3 (7) implementation of the pretreatment program 

4 requirements of paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 

5 301(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

6 U.S.C. 1311(h)) in addition to the requirements of 

7 section 402(b)(8) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(b)(8)); 

8 (8) that the applicant provide 10 consecutive 

9 years of ocean monitoring data and analysis for the 

10 period immediately preceding the date of each appli11 cation for a permit under this section sufficient to 

12 demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrator 

13 that the discharge of pollutants pursuant to a permit 

14 issued under this section will meet the requirements 

15 of section 301(h)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution 

16 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(h)(2)) and that the ap17 plicant has established and will maintain throughout 

18 the permit term an ocean monitoring program that 

19 meets or exceeds the requirements of section 301(h)(3) 

20 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(h)(3)); and 

21 (9) to the extent potable reuse is permitted by 

22 Federal and State regulatory agencies, that the appli23 cant demonstrate that at least 83,000,000 gallons per 

24 day on an annual average of water suitable for pota25 ble reuse will be produced by December 31, 2038, takVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Dec 20, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1720.RH H1720

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1 ing into account production of water suitable for po2 table reuse occurring at all treatment processes for 

3 wastewater upstream from and at the Point Loma 

4 Plant. 

5 (c) MILESTONES.—The Administrator shall determine 

6 development milestones necessary to ensure compliance with 

7 this section and include such milestones as conditions in 

8 each permit issued under this section before December 31, 

9 2038. 

10 (d) SECONDARY TREATMENT.—Nothing in this section 

11 prevents the applicant from alternatively submitting an ap12 plication for the Point Loma Plant that complies with sec13 ondary treatment pursuant to section 301(b)(1)(B) and sec14 tion 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

15 U.S.C. 1311(b)(1)(B); 33 U.S.C. 1342). 

16 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis18 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ19 mental Protection Agency. 

20 (2) BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND.—The term 

21 ‘‘biochemical oxygen demand’’ means biological oxy22 gen demand, as such term is used in the Federal 

23 Water Pollution Control Act. 

24 (3) POINT LOMA PLANT.—The term ‘‘Point Loma 

25 Plant’’ means the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment 


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1 Plant owned by the City of San Diego on the date of 

2 enactment of this Act. 

3 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

4 of California. 


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Union Calendar No. 759 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1720 

[Report No. 118–929] 

A BILL 

To modify permitting requirements with respect to 

circumstances, and for other purposes. Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in certain the discharge of any pollutant from the Point 

DECEMBER 19, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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