Overview
Peña Blanca wastewater treatment plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, serves 913 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 86.40 cubic meters daily, operating under Mexican water quality regulations.
Peña Blanca wastewater treatment plant is located in the small community of Peña Blanca, within the municipality of Gómez Farías, Chihuahua, Mexico. The facility serves a population of approximately 913 residents, reflecting its role in managing domestic wastewater for a rural agglomeration. The plant employs secondary treatment, which is appropriate for its scale and aligns with Mexican regulatory standards (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) that set discharge limits for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 129.60 cubic meters per day and a current discharge volume of 86.40 cubic meters per day, the facility operates below its maximum capacity, indicating potential for future growth. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Rio Conchos basin, a tributary of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo). This river system supports agricultural irrigation and provides habitat for diverse aquatic species. Proper treatment helps protect downstream water quality and ecosystems in the arid Chihuahuan Desert region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Rio Conchos watershed, which flows into the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) and eventually reaches the Gulf of Mexico. The region's arid climate makes water resources scarce, and the river supports irrigation for local agriculture. The treatment plant helps reduce nutrient and pathogen loads, protecting downstream aquatic life and human water users.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Calle Francisco Villa, Peña Blanca, in the municipality of Gómez Farías, Chihuahua, Mexico.
The plant serves approximately 913 residents, making it a small-scale municipal facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which flows into the Rio Conchos basin and eventually the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo).
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) for municipal wastewater to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges. Facilities of this scale are typically required to meet secondary treatment standards.
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