Act (OPRA). OPRA allowed the Point Loma Plant to avoid conversion to full secondary treatment and instead operate under a modified permit according to standards contained in sections 301(h) and 301(j)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as modified by OPRA. (12) The City of San Diego has complied with all requirements of OPRA and the results have been significant, including reduction in the discharge of total suspended solids and biochemical oxygen demand, advanced ocean monitoring, and construction of 45,000,000 gallons per day of treatment capacity to produce reclaimed water at a cost of approximately $340,000,000. (13) This Act will capitalize on the record of improvements initiated under OPRA and provide a framework for further enhancements to the City of San Diego’s water and wastewater systems, increased potable water reliability, and additional meaningful environmental protection. (14) The City of San Diego has completed its Water Purification Demonstration Project showing that municipal wastewater can successfully be treated to levels suitable for potable reuse. The City of San Diego completed its Recycled Water Study in 2012 describing how wastewater can be diverted from the Point Loma Plant to new treatment facilities to generate water suitable for potable reuse. Through the construction and operation of new treatment facilities to produce 83,000,000 gallons per day of water suitable for potable reuse, the City of San Diego is expected to reduce the total suspended solids discharged by the Point Loma Plant to the same or lower levels as would be achieved by implementing full secondary treatment, while creating an important new local source of water. (15) The City of San Diego currently relies on imported water for over 85 percent of its 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