Overview
La Florida wastewater treatment plant in Tenamaxtlán, Jalisco, Mexico, serves 183 people with secondary treatment and a designed capacity of 17.28 m³/day.
La Florida is a wastewater treatment plant located in the rural community of La Florida, within the municipality of Tenamaxtlán in Jalisco, Mexico. It serves a small population of 183 residents, reflecting its role in decentralized sanitation for a sparsely populated area in the Sierra de Amula region. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological process for removing organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 17.28 m³/day and a discharge volume matching that figure, it operates at full capacity. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996), secondary treatment is required for discharges into national waters, ensuring compliance with federal water quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that ultimately drain into the Pacific Ocean via the Armería River basin. The surrounding Sierra de Amula ecosystem supports diverse flora and fauna, and proper wastewater treatment helps protect downstream water quality and aquatic habitats in this mountainous region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that feed into the Armería River, which flows westward to the Pacific Ocean. The Sierra de Amula region is characterized by seasonal rainfall and forested hills, making water quality management critical for sustaining aquatic life and downstream communities. The treatment plant helps reduce nutrient and pathogen loads, supporting the ecological health of the river basin.
Frequently asked questions
La Florida wastewater treatment plant is located in the community of La Florida, within the municipality of Tenamaxtlán, in the Sierra de Amula region of Jalisco, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of 183 people, reflecting its role in providing sanitation for a small rural community.
The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that eventually flow into the Armería River, which drains into the Pacific Ocean.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican standards for discharge into national waters.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges. Secondary treatment is required for most discharges to protect water quality.
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