Overview
La Reforma wastewater treatment plant in Oaxaca, Mexico, serves 1,825 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 172.80 m³/day and has a designed capacity of 432.00 m³/day.
La Reforma is a wastewater treatment plant located in the town of La Reforma, Oaxaca, Mexico. It serves a population of 1,825 and operates with secondary treatment, which is typical for small communities in Mexico. The plant has a designed capacity of 432.00 m³/day and currently discharges 172.80 m³/day of treated wastewater. As a secondary treatment facility, La Reforma meets the basic requirements for organic matter and suspended solids removal under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996). For small agglomerations like this, secondary treatment is the standard, ensuring that effluent quality is suitable for discharge into receiving waters. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that eventually drain to the Pacific Ocean via the coastal watershed of Oaxaca. The region's rivers support diverse aquatic life and are important for local agriculture and communities. Proper treatment helps protect downstream ecosystems from nutrient pollution and pathogens.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow toward the Pacific coast of Oaxaca. These water bodies support a variety of aquatic species and are part of a region known for its biodiversity. The secondary treatment process reduces organic load and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in downstream ecosystems that are sensitive to eutrophication and contamination.
Frequently asked questions
La Reforma wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of La Reforma, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Calle Francisco I. Madero.
The plant serves a population of 1,825 people.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local streams that eventually flow to the Pacific Ocean via the coastal watershed of Oaxaca.
La Reforma provides secondary treatment, which is the standard for small communities in Mexico under NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 regulations.
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 agglomerations of this size to protect water quality.
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