Fraccionamiento Los Miradores Wastewater Treatment Plant, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Fraccionamiento Los Miradores is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Aguascalientes, Mexico, serving a population of 5,476. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level for communities of this size in Mexico, ensuring removal of organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 3,456.00 cubic meters per day and currently treats 518.40 cubic meters daily, indicating ample reserve capacity. As a Mexican facility, it operates under national water quality regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) that set discharge limits for pollutants into receiving waters. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Rio San Pedro and then into the Rio Grande de Santiago, a major river system flowing into the Pacific Ocean. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water resources and downstream ecosystems in the Aguascalientes region.

The plant discharges into the Rio San Pedro basin, part of the larger Rio Grande de Santiago watershed that flows westward to the Pacific Ocean. This region supports agricultural irrigation and aquatic habitats. Secondary treatment reduces organic load and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in the river system and prevent eutrophication in downstream water bodies.