Overview
El Ocote wastewater treatment plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, serves a small community of 548 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 51.84 m³/day of treated wastewater, operating at 60% of its designed capacity of 86.40 m³/day.
El Ocote wastewater treatment plant is located in the municipality of Aguascalientes, Mexico, serving a small population of 548 residents. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment level required for municipal wastewater in Mexico under NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, ensuring reduction of organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 86.40 m³/day and currently treats 51.84 m³/day, operating at 60% capacity. This indicates adequate capacity for current demand. As a secondary treatment facility, it meets the basic regulatory requirements for discharge into inland water bodies in Mexico. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Rio Grande de Santiago basin, which flows into the Pacific Ocean via the Rio Santiago. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality in the semi-arid Aguascalientes region, where water resources are scarce and pollution control is critical for both human use and ecosystem health.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Rio Grande de Santiago basin, which drains into the Pacific Ocean through the Rio Santiago. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water supply. In the semi-arid climate of Aguascalientes, treated wastewater reuse and careful discharge management are essential to maintain water quality in downstream rivers and reservoirs, which are used for irrigation and drinking water.
Frequently asked questions
El Ocote plant is located in the town of El Ocote, within the municipality of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes state, Mexico.
The plant serves a small community of 548 people, typical of a rural wastewater facility in Mexico.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that flow into the Rio Grande de Santiago basin, ultimately reaching the Pacific Ocean via the Rio Santiago.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required by Mexican regulation NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 for municipal wastewater discharge.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges. Secondary treatment is the minimum requirement for municipal plants of this scale.
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