Overview
El Chayote wastewater treatment plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, serves a small community of about 3,286 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 311.04 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
El Chayote wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of El Chayote, within the municipality of Tepezalá, Aguascalientes, Mexico. The facility serves a small population of approximately 3,286 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this rural community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is appropriate for its scale and typical for small agglomerations in Mexico. With a designed capacity of 319.68 cubic meters per day and an actual discharge volume of 311.04 cubic meters per day, the plant operates near its design capacity. Mexican wastewater treatment plants are regulated under the National Water Law (Ley de Aguas Nacionales) and NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 standards, which set discharge limits for pollutants. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies within the endorheic basin of Aguascalientes, which ultimately drains into the Rio Grande de Santiago system. This region is semi-arid, making water quality management critical for sustaining local ecosystems and agricultural water reuse. The plant's operation helps protect downstream water resources and supports the ecological health of the area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the endorheic basin of Aguascalientes, which is part of the larger Rio Grande de Santiago watershed. This river system flows westward through Jalisco and eventually into the Pacific Ocean. The semi-arid climate of the region makes the receiving waters ecologically sensitive, as they support limited aquatic life and are important for local irrigation. Proper treatment helps prevent nutrient loading and maintains water quality for downstream uses.
Frequently asked questions
El Chayote wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of El Chayote, within the municipality of Tepezalá, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
The plant serves a small community of approximately 3,286 people.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies within the endorheic basin of Aguascalientes, which is part of the Rio Grande de Santiago watershed.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is standard for small agglomerations in Mexico and meets the requirements of NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 for discharge limits.
The plant operates under Mexico's National Water Law and NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which set effluent quality standards for wastewater discharges into national waters.
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