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Union Calendar No. 474 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4611 
[Report No. 116–576, Part I] 
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 
OCTOBER 4, 2019 
Mr. PETERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HUNTER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. VARGAS, 
and Mr. LEVIN of California 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 
amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Committee on Natural Resources discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 4, 2019] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocean Pollution Reduc-
tion Act II’’. 
SEC. 2. SAN DIEGO POINT LOMA PERMITTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.) and section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456), the Administrator, in coordi-
nation with the State, may issue to the City a permit under 
section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1342) for a discharge from the Point Loma Plant 
into marine waters, which, in lieu of the requirements of 
subsections (b)(1)(B) and (j)(5) of section 301 the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311) otherwise ap-
plicable to the discharge of biochemical oxygen demand and 
total suspended solids, requires compliance with the require-
ments described in subsection (b). 
(b) CONDITIONS.—A permit issued under this section 
shall require— 
(1) maintenance of the currently designed deep 
ocean outfall from the Point Loma Plant with a dis-
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charge depth of not less than 300 feet and distance 
from the shore of not less than 4 miles; 
(2) as applicable to the term of the permit, dis-
charge of not more than 12,000 metric tons of total 
suspended solids per year commencing on the date of 
enactment of this section, not more than 11,500 met-
ric tons of total suspended solids per year com-
mencing on December 31, 2025, and not more than 
9,942 metric tons of total suspended solids per year 
commencing on December 31, 2027; 
(3) discharge of not more than 60 milligrams per 
liter of total suspended solids, calculated as a 30-day 
average; 
(4) removal of not less than 80 percent of total 
suspended solids on a monthly average and not less 
than 58 percent of biochemical oxygen demand on an 
annual average, taking into account removal occur-
ring at all treatment processes at related facilities for 
wastewater upstream from and at the Point Loma 
Plant; 
(5) attainment of all other effluent limitations of 
secondary treatment as determined by the Adminis-
trator pursuant to section 304(d)(1) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(d)(1)), 
other than with respect to concentration limits for 
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biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended sol-
ids; 
(6) compliance with the requirements applicable 
to Federal issuance of a permit under section 402 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, including 
State approval consistent with section 401 of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341) 
and ocean discharge criteria evaluation pursuant to 
section 403 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1343); 
(7) implementation of the pretreatment program 
requirements of paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 
301(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1311(h)) in addition to the requirements of 
section 402(b)(8) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(b)(8)); 
(8) that the City provide 10 consecutive years of 
ocean monitoring data and analysis for the period 
immediately preceding the date of each application 
for a permit under this section sufficient to dem-
onstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrator that 
the discharge of pollutants pursuant to a permit 
issued under this section will meet the requirements 
of section 301(h)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(h)(2)) and that the ap-
plicant has established and will maintain throughout 
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the permit term an ocean monitoring program that 
meets or exceeds the requirements of section 301(h)(3) 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(h)(3)); and 
(9) to the extent potable reuse is permitted by 
Federal and State regulatory agencies, that the City 
demonstrate that at least 83,000,000 gallons per day 
on an annual average of water suitable for potable 
reuse will be produced by December 31, 2035, taking 
into account production of water suitable for potable 
reuse occurring at all treatment processes at related 
facilities for wastewater upstream from and at the 
Point Loma Plant. 
(c) MILESTONES.—The Administrator, in coordina-
tion with the State, shall determine development milestones 
necessary to ensure compliance with this section and in-
clude such milestones as conditions in each permit issued 
under this section before December 31, 2035. 
(d) SECONDARY TREATMENT.—Nothing in this section 
prevents the City from alternatively submitting an applica-
tion for the Point Loma Plant that complies with secondary 
treatment pursuant to section 301(b)(1)(B) and section 402 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1311(b)(1)(B); 33 U.S.C. 1342). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND.—The term 
‘‘biochemical oxygen demand’’ means biological oxy-
gen demand, as such term is used in the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act. 
(3) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
San Diego, California. 
(4) POINT LOMA PLANT.—The term ‘‘Point Loma 
Plant’’ means the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment 
Plant owned by the City. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
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