Overview
La Palma y El Coporo is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Ciudad López Mateos, Estado de México, serving approximately 9,127 people. It discharges 864 m³/day of treated effluent into the local watershed.
La Palma y El Coporo is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Ciudad López Mateos, within the municipality of Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México, Mexico. The plant serves a population of about 9,127 people and operates with secondary treatment, which is typical for smaller agglomerations in the region. As a secondary treatment facility, La Palma y El Coporo uses biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant has a designed capacity of 3,456 m³/day and currently treats 864 m³/day, indicating it operates well below its capacity. In Mexico, wastewater treatment plants are regulated under the National Water Law and NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets discharge limits for pollutants. The treated effluent from La Palma y El Coporo is discharged into the local drainage system, which ultimately flows into the Río de la Compañía and then into the Río Moctezuma, part of the Pánuco River basin. This basin drains into the Gulf of Mexico, supporting diverse aquatic life and providing water for agriculture and communities downstream.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Río de la Compañía, a tributary of the Río Moctezuma within the Pánuco River basin. This basin is ecologically significant as it supports a variety of freshwater species and provides water for irrigation and human consumption. The Pánuco River eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico, where its nutrient inputs can affect coastal ecosystems. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollution, but nutrient removal is limited, which may contribute to eutrophication in downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
La Palma y El Coporo is located on Avenida Miguel Hidalgo in Ciudad López Mateos, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México, Mexico.
The plant serves approximately 9,127 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration in the Mexican wastewater context.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local drainage system, which flows into the Río de la Compañía and eventually the Pánuco River basin, reaching the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican standards for discharge.
The plant operates under Mexico's National Water Law and NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which set discharge limits for pollutants. Secondary treatment is standard for plants of this size.
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