House Passes Peters’ Ocean Pollution Reduction Act

December 8, 2020

The House overwhelmingly passed Congressman Scott Peters’ Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II, which will increase and protect the region’s water supply while utilizing cost-effective technology to save ratepayer money. This legislation simplifies the City of San Diego’s permitting process to better operate the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, and protects the certainty of the City’s Pure Water Program to further reduce the amount of wastewater discharge in the ocean.

Read more about the bill in thisĀ November 24th piece by CBS8, posted below:

House passes Petersā€™ Ocean Pollution Reduction Act

By Chris Gros

November 24th, 2020

SAN DIEGO ā€”Ā A bill written by Congressman Scott Peters that aims to reduce pollution in our oceans has been passed by theĀ United States House of Representatives.

TheĀ Ocean Pollution Reduction ActĀ helps the city avoid a secondary treatment waiver application. That specific application is something that is normally necessary for water recycling programs.

According to the bill, if certain conditions are met at the cityā€™s Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant then San Diegoā€™s process to operating the Pure Water Program will be simplified. For its part, San Diego needs to produce 8.3 million gallons of water per day by 2036.

If that happens then the city can apply for a five-year permit in a similar way instead of spending taxpayer dollars on another waiver application.

Congressman Scott Peters and Mayor Kevin Faulconer both touted the bipartisan support the bill has in Congress. Peters said, ā€œScientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have long said that forcing San Diego ratepayers to pay billions of dollars to upgrade the Point Loma facility to a secondary level would be a waste of money. Because the enhanced advanced treatment the plant currently provides along with its 4.5-mile-long outfall does not harm the ocean environment.ā€

During the vote, the bill only received four votes against it. The bill will now advance to the Senate and if passed it will head to the presidentā€™s desk to be signed.

 

3.31.02

News

Peters called ā€œone of the more statesmanlike of our elected representativesā€

Young, old challenge San Diego's history of civic status quoBy Neil MorganSAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNEMarch 31, 2002I welcome the tangy...

Paid for by Scott Peters for Congress

Share

California District 52

Is Scott your Representative in Congress?

Type in your address to find out.

You are in District 52!

For more ways to help, please check out the link below:

Get Involved

Not in this district!

According to our data, you are not in District 52! Please verify this information at the CA Dems website!

CA Dems

The data here is provided by 3rd-party services. For best results, please visit CA Dems