Wastewater plants in Mexico

2,540 plants indexed.

Wastewater treatment in Mexico is operated by Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA) and local water utilities. Coverage has grown rapidly but remains uneven across the country. UtilityRadar indexes 2540 wastewater treatment plants in Mexico with a combined designed capacity of 879,569 m³/day. The largest plant on file is Lomita de Paso Blanco, treating 8,640 m³/day.

Wastewater treatment in Mexico is operated by Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA) and local water utilities. Coverage has grown rapidly but remains uneven across the country.

Plant directory coverage

UtilityRadar's directory currently lists 2,540 wastewater treatment plants across Mexico. Together these plants represent a combined designed capacity of approximately 879,569 m³/day.

Treatment levels

By treatment level, the directory contains 1807 secondary, 15 primary-treatment plants. Secondary treatment (typically activated sludge with biological nutrient removal) is the most common standard.

Largest plant

The largest plant indexed for Mexico is Lomita de Paso Blanco, with a designed capacity of 8,640 m³/day.

About our data

Plant records are aggregated from publicly available regulatory data (US EPA ECHO, EU UWWTD reporting, national water authority publications), augmented by direct operator information and verified via Google Maps coordinates. Each record includes location, treatment level, capacity where known, operator and operational status. To browse plants by treatment level worldwide, see our secondary and advanced filter views, or read our guide to how sewage treatment works.

2,540 plants

Carreras

Tepehuanes, Durango

Carreras wastewater treatment plant in Tepehuanes, Durango, Mexico, serves a small population of 365 with secondary treatment. It discharges 34.56 units of treated wastewater and has a designed capacity of 129.60 units.

Secondary 365 Low

El Rincon

El Rincón, Durango

El Rincon wastewater treatment plant in Durango, Mexico, serves a small population of 183 with secondary treatment. It discharges 17.28 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.

Secondary 183 Low

Cienega de Nuestra SeNora de Guadalupe

Cienega de Nuestra Señora, Durango

Cienega de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Durango, Mexico, serving 1,643 people. It discharges 155.52 cubic meters daily, with a designed capacity of 259.20.

Secondary 1,643 Low

Francisco Primo Verdad

Francisco Primo de Verdad, Durango

Francisco Primo Verdad wastewater treatment plant in Durango, Mexico, serves 639 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 60.48 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 259.20 m³/day.

Secondary 639 Low

Quince de Septiembre

Durango, Durango

Quince de Septiembre is a secondary treatment plant serving 1,825 people in Durango, Mexico. It discharges 172.80 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.

Secondary 1,825 Low

La Martinica

Durango, Durango

La Martinica secondary treatment plant serves 1,369 people in Durango, Mexico. It discharges 129.60 m³/day of treated wastewater, with a designed capacity of 216.00 m³/day.

Secondary 1,369 Low

Nogales

Nogales, Durango

Nogales wastewater treatment plant in Durango, Mexico serves 687 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 129.60 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily, operating under Mexican water quality regulations.

Secondary 687 Low

Fraccionamiento Los Mangos

Poza Rica, Veracruz

Fraccionamiento Los Mangos is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico. It serves a population of 3,651 and has a designed capacity of 864.00 m³/day.

Secondary 3,651 Low

La PiNa

Paso del Macho, Veracruz

La Piña is a secondary treatment plant serving 1,734 people in Paso del Macho, Veracruz, Mexico. It discharges 164.16 cubic meters daily into local waterways.

Secondary 1,734 Low

Matlaluca

Matlaluca, Veracruz

Matlaluca wastewater treatment plant in Veracruz, Mexico, serves 1,095 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 103.68 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.

Secondary 1,095 Low

Ixcatepec

Ixcatepec, Veracruz

Ixcatepec wastewater treatment plant in Veracruz, Mexico, provides secondary treatment for a population of about 6,389. It discharges 604.80 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.

Secondary 6,389 Low

San Pablo Huixtepec

San Pablo Huixtepec, Oaxaca

San Pablo Huixtepec wastewater treatment plant serves the community of San Pablo Huixtepec in Oaxaca, Mexico. It provides secondary treatment for a population of 2,738.

Secondary 2,738 Low

IxtlAn de JuArez

Ixtlan de Juárez, Oaxaca

Ixtlan de Juarez wastewater treatment plant in Oaxaca, Mexico serves 1,982 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 259.20 cubic meters daily and has a designed capacity of 345.60 cubic meters.

Secondary 1,982 Low

Santa Ana del Valle

Santa Ana del Valle, Oaxaca

Santa Ana del Valle wastewater treatment plant in Oaxaca, Mexico, serves 2,738 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 259.20 m³/day of treated wastewater, with a designed capacity of 432.00 m³/day.

Secondary 2,738 Low

Santiago Chazumba

Santiago Chazumba, Oaxaca

Santiago Chazumba wastewater treatment plant in Oaxaca, Mexico, serves 2,738 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 259.20 m³/day of treated wastewater, with a designed capacity of 336.96 m³/day.

Secondary 2,738 Low

Santiago CamotlAn

Santiago Camotlán, Oaxaca

Santiago Camotlán wastewater treatment plant in Oaxaca, Mexico serves 913 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 86.40 m³/day of treated wastewater, operating at 90.9% of its 95.04 m³/day design capacity.

Secondary 913 Low

San Miguel Abejones

Abejones, Oaxaca

San Miguel Abejones is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving 274 people in Abejones, Oaxaca, Mexico. It discharges 25.92 m³/day of treated wastewater and is located inland, over 10 km from the coast.

Secondary 274 Low

Ocoroni

Santiago de Ocoroni, Sinaloa

Ocoroni wastewater treatment plant serves Santiago de Ocoroni in Sinaloa, Mexico, with secondary treatment. It processes 250.56 m³/day of wastewater, operating at 87.9% of its designed capacity of 285.12 m³/day.

Secondary 2,647 Low

Lagunitas

Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada ( Las Lagunitas ), Sinaloa

Lagunitas wastewater treatment plant in Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Sinaloa, Mexico, provides secondary treatment for a small community of 1,457 people, discharging 198.72 units of treated wastewater.

Secondary 1,457 Low

BahIa Conejos

Aguaje el Zapote, Oaxaca

Bahia Conejos secondary treatment plant serves Aguaje el Zapote, Oaxaca, Mexico. It discharges 259.20 m³/day of treated wastewater near the Pacific coast.

Secondary 2,738 Medium

Frequently asked

How many wastewater treatment plants are in Mexico?

UtilityRadar indexes 2540 wastewater treatment plants in Mexico, with treatment level, capacity, operator and discharge data on each record.

What is the largest wastewater treatment plant in Mexico?

Among the indexed plants, BahIa Conejos has the highest designed capacity at 1,728 m3/day.

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