How is Point Lomas outfall different from other treatment plant outfalls?
Point Loma’s Outfall is unique; it is the deepest and one of the longest outfalls in the United States. Also, the ocean environment makes the Point Loma outfall very effective; a thermocline (temperature gradient) means that the released sediment stays deep and cross currents and bottom slope features mean that there is no build up of sediment.
