water supply. A new local source of water can significantly reduce the environmental impacts of importing water to San Diego from the Colorado River and the California Bay-Delta by offsetting the City’s demand for imported water. (16) Due to the severe drought in California, the 2014 water allocation from the State Water Project was only 5 percent of normal, forcing water agencies to draw down water reserves, implement mandatory conservation measures, and search for new, dependable sources of water. 3. San Diego Point Loma permitting requirements (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) or section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1456 ), the Administrator may issue a permit under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 ), which, in lieu of the requirements of section 301(j)(5) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1311(j)(5) ), and in lieu of section 301(b)(1)(B) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1311(b)(1)(B) ) otherwise applicable to the discharge of biochemical oxygen demand (in this section referred to as BOD ) and total suspended solids (in this section referred to as TSS ) from the Point Loma Plant into marine waters, applies or otherwise ensures implementation of the provisions of subsection (b). (b) Conditions The permit shall apply or otherwise ensure that the applicant shall— (1) maintain the currently designed deep ocean outfall from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant with a discharge depth of no less than 300 feet and distance from the shore of no less than 4 miles