Overview
La Zamorina wastewater treatment plant in Tamaulipas, Mexico, serves a small community of 516 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 57.89 m³/day of treated wastewater, operating at 67% of its designed capacity of 86.40 m³/day.
La Zamorina is a wastewater treatment plant located in the rural locality of La Zamorina, within the municipality of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It serves a small population of 516 residents, reflecting its role in providing sanitation for a compact community in northeastern Mexico. The plant employs secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 86.40 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 57.89 m³/day, it operates at about 67% utilization. As a Mexican facility, it falls under national water quality regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT), which set discharge limits for pollutants into national waters. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that drain toward the Gulf of Mexico. The plant's inland location, over 50 km from the coast, reduces direct marine impact. Its operation helps protect downstream ecosystems and water quality in the Soto la Marina region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Soto la Marina River, which ultimately reaches the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agricultural and domestic use. The secondary treatment reduces organic load and suspended solids, helping maintain the ecological health of the river and coastal zone.
Frequently asked questions
La Zamorina plant is located in the locality of La Zamorina, within the municipality of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of 516 people, making it a small-scale facility for a rural community.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local water bodies that flow into the Soto la Marina River, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico.
La Zamorina provides secondary treatment, a biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican regulatory standards.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT standard, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges into national waters.
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