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CA0107409: City of San Diego E.W. Blom Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, San Diego, CA

Joint EPA and California NPDES Permit and 301(h) Waiver from Secondary Treatment

Return to: NPDES Permits in California (excluding Tribal Permits)

Discharger: City of San Diego
Name of Facility: E.W. Blom Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant
Facility Address: 1902 Gatchell Road San Diego, CA 92106 San Diego County
This Order was adopted by the San Diego Water Board on: April 12, 2017
This Permit was issued by the EPA on: August 4, 2017
This Order shall become effective on: October 1, 2017
Permit modification was issued on: August 23, 2022
Permit modification shall become effective on: Sept. 25, 2022
This Order shall expire on: September 30, 2022

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  • Tentative Decision Document for CWA Section 301(h) Waiver: City of San Diego Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant (pdf) (2.44 MB, February 27, 2024)
    Tentative decision document for the Waiver from Secondary Treatment Requirements Pursuant to CWA Sections 301(h) for The City of San Diego E.W. Blom Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
  • DRAFT NPDES Permit No. CA0107409 and Tentative Order No. R9-2024-0004 (pdf) (6.22 MB, March 1, 2024)
    Consolidated Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit and Tentative Waste Discharge Requirements for the City Of San Diego E.W. Blom Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharge to the Pacific Ocean through the Point Loma Ocean Outfall.
  • R9-2022-0078, Addendum No. 1 to Order No. R9-2017-0007 (pdf) (605.18 KB, August 23, 2022)
    An Order Amending Order No. R9-2017-0007, Waste Discharge Requirements and National Discharge Elimination System Permit for the City of San Diego E.W. Blom Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharge to the Pacific Ocean through the Point Loma Ocean Outfall.
  • 2017 Final NPDES Permit (pdf) (4.4 MB, August 4, 2017) NPDES permit and waste discharge requirements for the City of San Diego E.W. Blom Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant discharge to the Pacific Ocean through the Point Loma Ocean Outfall.
  • Notice of Decision and Technical Decision Document: City of San Diego, E.W. Blom Point Loma Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant and Ocean Outfall (pdf) (2.63 MB, September 4, 2017)
    Notice of Decision and Technical Decision Document granting request of San Diego E.W. Blom Point Loma Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant and Ocean Outfall for renewal of a NPDES Permit No. CA0107409 modified under section 301(h) & (j)(5) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
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