Overview
El Trapiche wastewater treatment plant in Colima, Mexico, serves a population of 2,983 with secondary treatment. It discharges 345.60 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 518.40 m³/day.
El Trapiche is a wastewater treatment plant located in the town of El Trapiche, within the municipality of Cuauhtémoc, Colima, Mexico. The plant serves a population of approximately 2,983 residents, providing secondary treatment to manage domestic wastewater from the community. The plant operates with a designed capacity of 518.40 m³/day and currently treats an average discharge volume of 345.60 m³/day. As a secondary treatment facility, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting the standards expected for small agglomerations under Mexican water quality regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT). The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Pacific Ocean via the Armería River basin. The region's hydrology supports agricultural activities and diverse aquatic habitats, making proper wastewater treatment essential for protecting downstream water quality and ecosystem health.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent flows into the Armería River basin, which drains into the Pacific Ocean. This watershed supports agricultural irrigation and provides habitat for native fish and migratory birds. The secondary treatment process helps reduce nutrient loading and organic pollution, safeguarding the ecological balance of the river and coastal waters.
Frequently asked questions
El Trapiche wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of El Trapiche, within the municipality of Cuauhtémoc, Colima, Mexico. The full address is Calle Francisco I. Madero, El Trapiche, Cuauhtémoc, Colima, 28550.
The plant serves a population of approximately 2,983 residents, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Armería River basin, which ultimately flows into the Pacific Ocean.
El Trapiche provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican regulatory standards for wastewater discharge.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT standard, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges. For small agglomerations like El Trapiche, secondary treatment is typically required to protect receiving water bodies.
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