Overview
Creel wastewater treatment plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, serves 6,591 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 950.40 m³/day and operates under Mexican water quality regulations.
Creel wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Creel, within the municipality of Bocoyna, Chihuahua, Mexico. It serves a population of 6,591 residents, typical of a small mountain community in the Sierra Tarahumara region. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required for municipal wastewater in Mexico under NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996. The plant has a designed capacity of 950.40 m³/day and discharges a similar volume of treated effluent. As a secondary treatment facility, it reduces organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. Mexican regulations for plants of this scale mandate compliance with maximum permissible limits for pollutants, ensuring environmental protection. The treated wastewater is discharged into local watercourses that eventually drain into the Pacific Ocean via the Fuerte River basin. The Sierra Tarahumara region is ecologically sensitive, supporting diverse aquatic life and serving as an important corridor for migratory species. Proper treatment helps protect downstream ecosystems and water quality.
Environmental context
The plant's effluent flows into the Fuerte River basin, which drains through the Sierra Madre Occidental and ultimately reaches the Gulf of California. This watershed supports diverse aquatic habitats, including species endemic to the region. The area's mountainous terrain and seasonal rainfall patterns make consistent treatment important for maintaining downstream water quality and ecosystem health.
Frequently asked questions
The Creel wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Creel, within the municipality of Bocoyna, Chihuahua, Mexico. Its address is near the Museo Tarahumara de Arte Popular on Avenida Francisco Villa.
The Creel WWTP serves a population of 6,591 people, making it a small-scale municipal treatment facility for the local community in the Sierra Tarahumara region.
The Creel plant provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids. This is the standard treatment level required for municipal wastewater in Mexico under NOM-001-SEMARNAT.
The treated wastewater from the Creel plant is discharged into local watercourses that are part of the Fuerte River basin. This basin drains through the Sierra Madre Occidental and eventually reaches the Gulf of California.
The Creel plant operates under Mexican federal regulations, primarily NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in treated wastewater. Plants of this scale must comply with secondary treatment standards and discharge limits to protect water quality.
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