Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant is a primary waste water treatment facility located on the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California. It is a notable facility due to its ability to treat 1 gallon of waste water for 1/3000th of a penny.Photo: Tracyleanne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Wastewater treatment plant
- Description: wastewater treatment plant in Point Loma, San Diego County, California
- Address: 1902 Gatchell Road, San Diego, 92106
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Point Loma Lighthouse and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. Old Point Loma Lighthouse is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is a federal military cemetery in San Diego, California. It is located on the grounds of the former Army coastal artillery station Fort Rosecrans and is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is situated 3,200 feet north of Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Point Loma Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The New Point Loma Lighthouse is a lighthouse at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California. Point Loma Lighthouse is situated 1 mile south of Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Playa and Point Loma-Ocean Beach.
La Playa
Neighborhood
La Playa is a bayfront neighborhood in the Point Loma community of San Diego, California. It is bordered by San Diego Bay to the east, Naval Base Point Loma to the south, the Wooded Area neighborhood to the west, and Point Loma Village/Roseville-Fleetridge to the north. La Playa is situated 2 miles north of Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Point Loma-Ocean Beach
Photo: Weedwhacker128, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitting at the mouth of San Diego Bay on a peninsula west of the city's airport, Point Loma offers a pleasant diversion from the city's busy tourist-filled neighborhoods and beaches, with lovely scenery and the historic attractions of Cabrillo National Monument overlooking the area's spectacular coastline.
Wooded Area
Neighborhood
The Wooded Area is a neighborhood in Point Loma, a community of San Diego, California. It encompasses the hilltop area south of Talbot Street on both sides of Catalina Boulevard; the area west of Catalina is also referred to as the College Area. Wooded Area is situated 3 miles north of Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Category: industry
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.67877° or 32° 40′ 44″ northLongitude
-117.24644° or 117° 14′ 47″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Inception
1963Operator
City of San DiegoOpen location code
8544MQH3+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 558337895OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=wastewater_plant
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