Overview
Cabecera de Tejupilco wastewater treatment plant serves Tejupilco de Hidalgo, Mexico. It has a designed capacity of 1.00 (units unspecified) and serves a population of 25,116.
Cabecera de Tejupilco is a wastewater treatment plant located in Tejupilco de Hidalgo, within the Estado de México, Mexico. The facility serves a population of approximately 25,116 people, placing it in the medium agglomeration category for Mexican wastewater infrastructure. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 and subsequent updates), wastewater treatment plants serving populations of this scale are typically required to achieve secondary treatment levels to meet discharge standards for organic matter and suspended solids. The plant discharges into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Pacific Ocean via the Balsas River basin. The region is characterized by mountainous terrain and seasonal rainfall, making proper wastewater treatment essential for protecting downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystems.
Environmental context
The plant is located inland, more than 50 km from the coast, and discharges into the Balsas River basin, which flows into the Pacific Ocean. The watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agricultural and domestic use downstream. Effective treatment is critical to prevent nutrient loading and contamination in this ecologically sensitive region.
Frequently asked questions
Cabecera de Tejupilco is located in Tejupilco de Hidalgo, in the Estado de México, Mexico. The address is Calle Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Tejupilco de Hidalgo, Tejupilco, Estado de México, 51400.
The plant serves a population of approximately 25,116 people, classifying it as a medium-sized municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges into the local watershed within the Balsas River basin, which ultimately flows to the Pacific Ocean.
The plant operates under Mexican federal regulations, primarily NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges into national waters. Plants serving populations over 10,000 are typically required to achieve secondary treatment.
For medium-sized agglomerations in Mexico, secondary treatment processes such as activated sludge or lagoon systems are commonly used to meet NOM-001 standards for BOD, TSS, and other parameters.
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