Overview
Fraccionamiento Villa Sur is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, serving 8,215 people. It discharges 777.60 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Fraccionamiento Villa Sur is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico. It serves a population of 8,215 people, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under Mexican wastewater regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required for urban wastewater in Mexico under NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996. Its designed capacity is 1,900.80 cubic meters per day, with an actual discharge volume of 777.60 cubic meters per day, indicating operational headroom. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies within the Lerma-Santiago-Pacifico basin, which ultimately drains into the Pacific Ocean. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and supporting water quality in the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Lerma-Santiago-Pacifico hydrological basin, which flows through central Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. The receiving water bodies support diverse aquatic life and are important for regional water supply and agriculture. Proper treatment helps mitigate nutrient loading and protects downstream ecosystems.
Frequently asked questions
Fraccionamiento Villa Sur is located in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico, at Calle Nieto, in the municipality of Aguascalientes.
The plant serves a population of 8,215 people, making it a small to medium-sized municipal wastewater treatment facility.
Fraccionamiento Villa Sur provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required for urban wastewater in Mexico under NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges. Secondary treatment is mandatory for urban wastewater to protect receiving water bodies.
The plant discharges 777.60 cubic meters of treated wastewater per day, with a designed capacity of 1,900.80 cubic meters per day.
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