Overview
Chumpilihuistle secondary treatment plant serves 365 people in Sinaloa, Mexico. It discharges 34.56 m³/day of treated wastewater into the local watershed.
Chumpilihuistle wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Chumpilihuiztle, within the municipality of Angostura, Sinaloa, Mexico. This small-scale facility serves a population of 365 residents, providing secondary treatment for domestic wastewater. The plant's designed capacity matches its current discharge volume of 34.56 m³/day, indicating efficient operation at full capacity. As a secondary treatment plant, Chumpilihuistle meets the standard level of treatment required for small communities in Mexico under national water quality regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT). Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, ensuring the effluent meets basic environmental standards before discharge. The treated effluent from Chumpilihuistle is discharged into the local drainage network, which ultimately flows into the Pacific Ocean via the coastal lagoons and estuaries of Sinaloa. The region's watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for local fisheries and agriculture. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality in this ecologically sensitive coastal area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Sinaloa coastal watershed, which drains into the Pacific Ocean through a series of lagoons and estuaries. These coastal ecosystems support mangroves, fish nurseries, and migratory birds. The secondary treatment provided by Chumpilihuistle helps reduce nutrient and organic loads, protecting the ecological health of downstream water bodies and the marine environment.
Frequently asked questions
Chumpilihuistle plant is located in the town of Chumpilihuiztle, in the municipality of Angostura, Sinaloa, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of 365 residents, making it a small-scale community wastewater facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local drainage network, which flows into the Sinaloa coastal watershed and eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean.
Chumpilihuistle provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican standard NOM-001-SEMARNAT.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT standard, which sets effluent quality limits for pollutants. For small communities like this, secondary treatment is typically sufficient to meet these requirements.
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