Gomez Palacio Oriente Wastewater Treatment Plant, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico

Gomez Palacio Oriente is a wastewater treatment plant located in Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. It serves a population of 91,273 people in the urban area of Gómez Palacio, part of the Comarca Lagunera region. The plant's designed capacity is 1. As a Mexican wastewater treatment facility, the plant operates under the national regulatory framework established by the Ley de Aguas Nacionales and the Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOMs), particularly NOM-001-SEMARNAT-2021 which sets discharge limits for pollutants. For a plant serving nearly 100,000 people, secondary treatment is typically required to meet these standards. The plant discharges into the local watershed, which is part of the Nazas River basin. The Nazas River flows into the Laguna de Mayran, an endorheic lagoon in the Chihuahuan Desert. This water body supports local agriculture and wildlife, and proper treatment is essential to prevent contamination of this sensitive arid ecosystem.

The plant's receiving water body is likely the Nazas River or its tributaries, which drain into the Laguna de Mayran, an endorheic basin in the Chihuahuan Desert. This watershed supports irrigated agriculture and provides habitat for migratory birds and endemic species. Effective wastewater treatment is critical to protect water quality in this arid region where water resources are scarce.