Establishing a monitoring program for water, sediments, and organisms adjacent to the ocean discharge to evaluate pollution impacts and compliance with the Clean Water Act.

Describing recreational uses in the vicinity of the ocean discharge and assessing the extent to which these may be impacted by degraded water quality.

Establishing discharge limits on bacteria without a mixing zone allowance to protect human health and ensure compliance with water quality standards.

Using available data on turbidity and low-oxygen hypoxic waters for (i) the permit’s water quality evaluations and limits and (ii) determining additional monitoring needs.
 
Verifying the ocean ‘mixing zone’ boundaries through in situ measurements and additional analyses that consider the full range of ocean conditions.

Conducting Antidegradation Reviews for the new mixing zones at outfalls 001 and 003 to ensure protection of all existing ‘beneficial uses’.