Overview
El Gigante wastewater treatment plant serves La Victoria, Aguascalientes, Mexico, with secondary treatment for a population of 821. It has a designed capacity of 120.96 m³/day and discharges 77.76 m³/day.
El Gigante is a wastewater treatment plant located in La Victoria, within the municipality of Tepezalá, Aguascalientes, Mexico. It serves a small community of 821 people, reflecting its role in rural sanitation infrastructure in the central highlands of Mexico. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological process for removing organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 120.96 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 77.76 m³/day, the facility operates below its full capacity. Mexican wastewater regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) set discharge limits for pollutants, and secondary treatment typically meets these standards for municipal wastewater. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Río Verde basin and then into the Río Grande de Santiago, flowing towards the Pacific Ocean. This region is part of the Lerma-Chapala-Santiago hydrological system, which supports agriculture and provides water for downstream communities. Proper treatment helps protect water quality in this semi-arid region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local drainage network that feeds into the Río Verde, a tributary of the Río Grande de Santiago, which flows into the Pacific Ocean. This watershed supports agricultural irrigation and provides habitat for aquatic species. The region's semi-arid climate makes water quality management critical for maintaining ecological balance and downstream water availability.
Frequently asked questions
El Gigante WWTP is located in La Victoria, within the municipality of Tepezalá, Aguascalientes, Mexico. Its address is Etv, 183, Rosario Castellanos, 1, Calle Nueva, El Gigante, La Victoria, Tepezalá, Aguascalientes, 20630.
The plant serves a population of 821 people, making it a small-scale facility focused on rural wastewater treatment in Aguascalientes.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local drainage network, which flows into the Río Verde basin and eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean via the Río Grande de Santiago.
El Gigante 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 maximum pollutant limits for wastewater discharges. Secondary treatment is typically sufficient for small communities to comply with these standards.
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