Overview
Los Conos wastewater treatment plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, serves about 3,500 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 328.32 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Los Conos is a wastewater treatment plant located in the community of Los Conos, within the municipality of El Llano, Aguascalientes, Mexico. The plant serves a population of approximately 3,468 people, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for this small agglomeration. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT) for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 216.00 cubic meters per day and an actual discharge volume of 328.32 cubic meters per day, the plant operates at a utilization rate exceeding its nominal capacity, indicating potential overloading. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Rio Grande de Santiago basin, which flows westward to the Pacific Ocean. The plant's operations help protect downstream aquatic ecosystems and water quality in the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Rio Grande de Santiago basin, which flows through central Mexico and eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean. The region's semi-arid climate makes water quality management critical for sustaining local agriculture and biodiversity. The treated effluent supports base flows in receiving streams, which are important for aquatic life and downstream communities.
Frequently asked questions
Los Conos wastewater treatment plant is located in the community of Los Conos, within the municipality of El Llano, Aguascalientes, Mexico. The full address is Calle Francisco I. Madero, Los Conos, El Llano, Aguascalientes, 20361.
The plant serves a population of approximately 3,468 people, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local water bodies that are part of the Rio Grande de Santiago basin, which ultimately flows to the Pacific Ocean. The discharge volume is 328.32 cubic meters per day.
Los Conos provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT) for municipal wastewater to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT standard, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in treated wastewater. For small agglomerations like Los Conos, secondary treatment is typically sufficient to meet these standards.
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