Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II

HR 1390, the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II, sets new pollution limits for the City of San Diego's Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant. It requires the plant to maintain a deep ocean outfall (300 feet deep, 4 miles from shore) and limits annual total suspended solids discharges to 12,000 metric tons starting in 2024, decreasing to 9,942 tons by 2031. The bill mandates strict removal standards (80% monthly for suspended solids) and requires 10 years of ocean monitoring data before permits are issued, plus a target of 83 million gallons per day of reusable water by 2039. These provisions directly affect the Point Loma Plant's wastewater discharge into marine waters.