Overview
Melchor Ocampo wastewater treatment plant in Zacatecas, Mexico, serves 891 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 129.60 volume units and operates under Mexican water quality regulations.
The Melchor Ocampo wastewater treatment plant is located in the municipality of Melchor Ocampo, Zacatecas, Mexico. It serves a small population of 891 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a rural community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required for municipal wastewater in Mexico under NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996. With a designed capacity of 129.60 volume units and a similar discharge volume, the facility operates at full capacity, indicating consistent treatment of the local wastewater load. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Gulf of Mexico via the Panuco River system. This discharge supports downstream water quality and ecological health, though the plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids before release.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local watershed within the Panuco River basin, which flows eastward to the Gulf of Mexico. This region supports diverse aquatic life and agricultural activities downstream. The secondary treatment process reduces biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids, protecting the receiving water body from excessive nutrient loading and organic pollution.
Frequently asked questions
The Melchor Ocampo wastewater treatment plant is located in the municipality of Melchor Ocampo, in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of 891 residents, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which is part of the Panuco River basin that flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required for municipal wastewater in Mexico under NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996.
Wastewater treatment plants in Mexico must comply with NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in treated wastewater discharged to national waters.
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