The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted 57-7 on Wednesday to advance Rep. Scott Peters’ bipartisan Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II. The legislation would simplify the city of San Diego’s permitting process to operate the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, which will allow the city to move forward with its water-recycling project, Pure Water. The program will supply half of San Diego’s drinking water by 2035 and help solidify the region’s water security amidst worsening conditions on the Colorado River. San Diego’s Congressional delegation, Sara Jacobs, Mike Levin and Juan Vargas, all, like Peters, D-San Diego, along with Darrell Issa, R-Escondido, are original co-sponsors of the bill.