Overview
ChInipas wastewater treatment plant in Chínipas, Chihuahua, Mexico, serves approximately 2,540 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 388.80 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
ChInipas is a wastewater treatment plant located in the town of Chínipas, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The plant serves a population of about 2,540 residents, providing secondary treatment to municipal wastewater. It is situated along the Temoris-Chinipas Road, a rural area in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range. The plant operates with a designed capacity of 656.64 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily flow of 388.80 cubic meters. As a secondary treatment facility, it utilizes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996), secondary treatment is the standard for municipal plants of this scale, ensuring compliance with discharge limits for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that eventually drains into the Gulf of California via the Fuerte River system. The plant plays a crucial role in protecting downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystems in the region, which supports diverse freshwater species and agricultural activities.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a tributary of the Fuerte River, which flows westward through the Sierra Madre Occidental and into the Gulf of California. This watershed supports a variety of aquatic life, including endemic fish species, and provides water for irrigation in the lower Fuerte Valley. The secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and organic pollution, safeguarding the ecological health of the river and its receiving coastal waters.
Frequently asked questions
The ChInipas plant is located on the Temoris-Chinipas Road in the town of Chínipas, Chihuahua, Mexico.
The plant serves approximately 2,540 residents in the Chínipas area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local watercourse that is part of the Fuerte River basin, which flows to the Gulf of California.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican regulatory standards for municipal wastewater.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets discharge limits for pollutants. Secondary treatment is typical for plants serving communities of this size in Mexico.
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