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WWTP Point Loma WRP

San Diego · official identifier CWNS2022_06009031001

240MGD reported design flow (2022) · 21st of 15,772

EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · official identifier CWNS2022_06009031001 · reported size 240 MGD reported design flow · reported treatment: Primary · data year 2022. 21st of 15,772 records with reported size in the inventory of United States; 0.48 % of the sum of those 15,772 records in MGD (sum of records, not national capacity); nearest inventoried plant at 21.1 km. Reported data with their source; estimates are not measurements of the plant.

Aguas SB does not manage this wastewater treatment plant.

WHAT THE DATA REPORT

Reported data official data · 2022

240MGD reported design flow
21st of 15,772by reported size among the 15,772 records with a size in the inventory · 0.48 % of the sum of those records (sum of records, not national capacity) · the largest plants in the country · how it is calculated
TreatmentPrimary · reported levels
Reported coordinates32.6667, -117.2434 precision reported by the source: 4 m what it means
Source and yearEPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · dataset record

FUENTES PÚBLICAS

What public sources report

Population of the served area (Instalación CWNS 06009031001): 2,222,389 inhabitants (2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)).

Facts taken from public documents, with their date and link; an authorisation, a project or a planned capacity do not prove operation or quantities actually treated. Aguas SB editorial layer, lot L02; it does not change the official data.

REGULATORY REFERENCES

Referencia normativa: United States

Regulatory framework of United States. Individual applicability is not determined in this profile.

LOCATION

California: this plant on the map

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NEARBY PLANTS

Nearby wastewater treatment plants

PlantDistanceMGD reported design flowTreatment
South Bay WRP21.1 km18Advanced
RANCHO DEL CAMPO WWTF21.6 km0.31Secondary
North City WRP24.2 km32Advanced
Ralph W. Chapman WRF28.8 km1.3Advanced
Padre Dam WRF31.9 km2Advanced

Distances are between reported coordinates; proximity does not establish a hydraulic connection.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about this plant

What capacity does WWTP Point Loma WRP report?

Reported size: 240 MGD reported design flow. Units are retained without conversion.

What treatment is reported?

Treatment Primary. Nitrogen, phosphorus and UV are shown only when explicitly reported.

SOURCE AND CORRECTIONS

Source

reported data · EPA Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022 · data 2022 · edition 2022 · source licence: Public domain (EPA geospatial default; see LICENCIA.txt) · JSON for this plant · suggest a correction · catalogue 2026-11-06. Reported data, not a current inspection; no compliance judgements.