Overview
El Paraiso wastewater treatment plant serves Doroteo Arango in Sinaloa, Mexico. It provides secondary treatment for a population of 1,004 and discharges 95.04 volume units of treated wastewater.
El Paraiso is a wastewater treatment plant located in Los Compadres, Doroteo Arango, within the municipality of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The plant serves a small community of 1,004 people, providing essential sanitation infrastructure for this rural area. As a secondary treatment facility, it plays a key role in reducing organic pollutants and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 95.04 volume units and currently discharges 95.04 volume units, indicating full utilization. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 and subsequent updates), secondary treatment is the minimum required for municipal wastewater to protect receiving water bodies. The plant's operation aligns with these national standards for small communities. The treated effluent likely drains into local waterways within the Sinaloa river basin, eventually reaching the Pacific Ocean. The region's agricultural activity and proximity to the coast make proper wastewater treatment crucial for protecting downstream ecosystems and coastal water quality.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters local streams within the Sinaloa watershed, which flows into the Pacific Ocean near the Gulf of California. This coastal region supports diverse marine life, including important fisheries and migratory species. Proper secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading and pathogen risks, safeguarding both freshwater and marine environments from eutrophication and contamination.
Frequently asked questions
El Paraiso is located in Los Compadres, Doroteo Arango, within the municipality of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of 1,004 people, making it a small-scale municipal facility.
The plant provides secondary treatment and discharges treated effluent into local waterways within the Sinaloa basin, which ultimately drains to the Pacific Ocean.
The plant operates under Mexican standard NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum pollutant limits for municipal wastewater discharges to protect water bodies.
For small communities in Mexico, secondary treatment is standard, often using technologies like activated sludge or stabilization ponds to meet national discharge standards.
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