Overview
Amado Nervo _ Santa Cruz de Guadalupe is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Amado Nervo, Durango, Mexico, serving a population of 1,366. It discharges 172.80 m³/day of treated effluent.
The Amado Nervo _ Santa Cruz de Guadalupe wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Amado Nervo, within the municipality of Nombre de Dios, Durango, Mexico. This facility serves a small population of approximately 1,366 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or semi-urban community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 449.28 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 172.80 m³/day, the plant operates well below its capacity. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996), secondary treatment is required for discharges into national waters, ensuring compliance with national water quality standards. The treated wastewater is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Pacific Ocean via the Nazas-Aguanaval basin. The plant's location more than 10 km from the coast reduces direct marine impact, but its discharge contributes to the health of inland rivers and groundwater systems that support local agriculture and ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Nazas-Aguanaval basin, which flows into the Laguna de Mayran and eventually the Pacific Ocean. This semi-arid region relies heavily on surface and groundwater for irrigation and domestic use. The treated effluent helps maintain base flows in local streams, supporting aquatic life and preventing the degradation of downstream water quality in a water-scarce environment.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Amado Nervo, within the municipality of Nombre de Dios, Durango, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of approximately 1,366 people, typical of a small community in rural Durango.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the Nazas-Aguanaval basin, which flows through inland rivers and eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican standards for discharge into national waters.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges into national waters. Secondary treatment is required for this scale of discharge.
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