Overview
Fraccionamiento El Campanario wastewater treatment plant serves Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. It handles a population equivalent of 66,629 and operates under national water quality regulations.
Fraccionamiento El Campanario is a wastewater treatment plant located in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico. The facility serves a population of approximately 66,629 people, classifying it as a medium-to-large agglomeration within the region. The plant is situated in the historic center of the city, an urban area with mixed residential and commercial activity. As a Mexican wastewater facility, the plant operates under the Federal Water Rights Law (Ley de Aguas Nacionales) and is subject to official Mexican standards (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) which set maximum permissible limits for pollutants in treated wastewater. For a plant of this scale, secondary treatment is typically required to meet discharge standards. Regulatory compliance is expected. The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Lerma-Santiago River basin. This basin is ecologically significant, supporting diverse aquatic life and providing water for agriculture and human consumption downstream. Proper treatment is essential to protect water quality in this important hydrological system.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters the Lerma-Santiago River basin, which flows through central Mexico and eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean via the Santiago River. This watershed supports a variety of aquatic species and is a critical water source for irrigation and urban use. The region's semi-arid climate makes water quality management particularly important for maintaining ecosystem health and human water security.
Frequently asked questions
Fraccionamiento El Campanario is located in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico, at Privada Vicente Guerrero in the Centro area of the historic district.
The plant serves approximately 66,629 people, making it a medium-to-large agglomeration in the region.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local drainage network, which flows into the Lerma-Santiago River basin, ultimately reaching the Pacific Ocean.
The plant operates under Mexico's Federal Water Rights Law and must comply with NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets pollutant limits for wastewater discharges.
For agglomerations of this size, Mexican regulations typically require secondary treatment to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge.
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