Overview
Felipe Carrillo Puerto wastewater treatment plant serves 2,145 people in Durango, Mexico, with secondary treatment. It discharges 203.04 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 311.04 m³/day.
The Felipe Carrillo Puerto wastewater treatment plant is located in the city of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, within the municipality of Guadalupe Victoria, Durango, Mexico. This facility serves a population of 2,145 residents, providing essential wastewater management for this inland community. The plant operates with secondary treatment, which is appropriate for its scale. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996), secondary treatment is required for municipal wastewater to meet discharge standards. The plant's designed capacity is 311.04 m³/day, and it currently treats 203.04 m³/day, indicating operational capacity below design levels. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Pacific Ocean via the Nazas-Aguanaval basin system. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and downstream ecosystems in the arid region of northern Mexico.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Nazas-Aguanaval basin, which flows into the Pacific Ocean via the Nazas River and the Laguna de Viesca. This arid region relies on limited surface water, making the plant's treatment crucial for maintaining water quality in downstream agricultural and ecological areas. The receiving waters support local biodiversity and are important for irrigation.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Calle Benito Juárez in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Guadalupe Victoria, Durango, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of 2,145 residents in the Felipe Carrillo Puerto area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local water bodies that are part of the Nazas-Aguanaval basin, which ultimately flows to the Pacific Ocean.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by Mexican regulations for municipal wastewater to meet discharge standards.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges into national waters.
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