Overview
Los Cuatillos wastewater treatment plant in Durango, Mexico serves 913 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 86.40 m³/day of treated wastewater, operating at 83% of its 103.68 m³/day design capacity.
Los Cuatillos is a wastewater treatment plant located in the town of Los Cuatillos, within the municipality of Cuencamé, Durango, Mexico. The facility serves a population of 913 residents, providing secondary treatment for municipal wastewater. It is an inland plant, situated away from coastal areas, and operates under Mexico's national water regulations. The plant has a designed capacity of 103.68 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily flow of 86.40 cubic meters, indicating a capacity utilization of approximately 83%. As a secondary treatment facility, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant's operation is subject to Mexican water quality standards (NOM-001-SEMARNAT) which set discharge limits for pollutants. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies, contributing to the protection of the regional watershed. The plant plays a key role in safeguarding public health and the environment in this semi-arid region of northern Mexico, where water resources are scarce and careful management is essential.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Nazas River basin, which flows into the Laguna de Mayrán, an important endorheic wetland in the Chihuahuan Desert. This region supports diverse aquatic and bird life, and the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient and pathogen loads, protecting downstream ecosystems and water quality for agricultural and domestic use.
Frequently asked questions
Los Cuatillos wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Los Cuatillos, within the municipality of Cuencamé, in the state of Durango, Mexico.
The Los Cuatillos wastewater treatment plant serves a population of 913 residents, providing secondary treatment for municipal wastewater.
The plant discharges treated effluent into local water bodies that are part of the Nazas River basin, which ultimately flows into the Laguna de Mayrán wetland system.
Los Cuatillos WWTP provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican water quality standards (NOM-001-SEMARNAT).
The plant has a designed capacity of 103.68 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average of 86.40 cubic meters per day, operating at about 83% capacity.
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