Los Caños Wastewater Treatment Plant, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Los Caños is a wastewater treatment plant located in Municipio de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico. It serves a small population of 1,252 people, providing secondary treatment to municipal wastewater. The plant has a designed capacity of 259.20 m³/day and currently discharges 207.36 m³/day of treated effluent. As a secondary treatment facility, Los Caños meets the standard level of treatment required for municipal wastewater in Mexico, which typically involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids. The plant operates under Mexico's national water regulations, which set discharge standards to protect water quality. The treated effluent from Los Caños is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Rio Grande de Santiago basin and flows towards the Pacific Ocean. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water bodies from untreated sewage, supporting the ecological health of the region's rivers and downstream environments.

The plant discharges into the Rio Grande de Santiago basin, which flows through central Mexico and eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agricultural and urban use downstream. Proper treatment at Los Caños helps prevent nutrient pollution and pathogen contamination in this important river system.