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Article: United States : Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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- September 7, 2009
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Opened in 1963, the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant (PLWTP) treats approximately 175 million gallons of wastewater per day generated in a 450 square mile area by more than 2.2 million residents. Located on a 40 acre site on the bluffs of Point Loma, the plant has a treatment capacity of 240 million gallons per day (mgd).
The PLWTP Operations Building & Visitors Center houses the Control Center which monitors and controls every phase of the treatment process. The facility is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Plant operations can also be monitored from Metropolitan Wastewater's Communications Center in Kearny Mesa. The PLWTP ...