Overview
La Pinta wastewater treatment plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, serves 456 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 43.20 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily, with a designed capacity of 241.92 cubic meters.
La Pinta is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the small community of La Pinta, within the municipality of Gómez Farías in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The plant serves a population of 456 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a rural agglomeration. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 241.92 cubic meters per day and an actual discharge volume of 43.20 cubic meters per day, the plant operates well below its capacity. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 and subsequent updates), secondary treatment is required for discharges into national waters, ensuring compliance with national water quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the endorheic basin of northern Mexico, contributing to the region's limited surface water resources. The surrounding Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem relies on careful water management to sustain aquatic habitats and groundwater recharge.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters local arroyos that flow into the endorheic basin of northern Chihuahua, where water does not reach the sea but instead evaporates or infiltrates. This arid region supports sensitive desert riparian habitats, and the plant's secondary treatment helps protect these ecosystems from nutrient pollution and organic loading.
Frequently asked questions
La Pinta wastewater treatment plant is located in La Pinta, a small community in the municipality of Gómez Farías, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of 456 residents, making it a small-scale facility for a rural community.
The treated wastewater is discharged into local arroyos that drain into the endorheic basin of northern Chihuahua, where water does not reach the sea.
La Pinta provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological process for removing organic matter and suspended solids, as required by Mexican regulations for discharges into national waters.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 and subsequent updates, which set effluent quality standards for discharges into national waters. Secondary treatment is mandatory for this scale of facility.
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