Overview
Querencia wastewater treatment plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, serves 5,476 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 518.40 m³/day of treated wastewater into local water bodies.
Querencia is a wastewater treatment plant located in Aguascalientes, Mexico, serving a population of 5,476. The plant operates within the municipality of Aguascalientes in the state of Aguascalientes, an inland region in central Mexico. As a secondary treatment facility, it provides biological treatment to reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 864.00 m³/day and currently treats 518.40 m³/day of wastewater. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996), secondary treatment is the standard for municipal plants, ensuring compliance with discharge limits for BOD, TSS, and other parameters. The plant's scale corresponds to a small agglomeration, typical for suburban or peri-urban communities. The treated effluent is discharged into local surface waters, which eventually drain into the Rio San Pedro or the Rio Aguascalientes, part of the Lerma-Santiago-Pacific hydrological basin. This region supports agricultural irrigation and sustains aquatic ecosystems. Proper treatment helps protect downstream water quality and public health in the semi-arid climate of central Mexico.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Lerma-Santiago-Pacific basin, which drains from the central highlands to the Pacific Ocean via the Rio Santiago. The receiving water bodies support agricultural irrigation and local biodiversity, including native fish species. The semi-arid climate makes water quality management critical for downstream communities and ecosystems.
Frequently asked questions
Querencia is located in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in the municipality of Aguascalientes, state of Aguascalientes. The address is Calle Nieto, Aguascalientes, 20137.
The plant serves a population of 5,476 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration in the Mexican wastewater treatment system.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local surface waters within the Lerma-Santiago-Pacific basin, which eventually flows to the Pacific Ocean.
Querencia provides secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican regulatory standards (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996).
Mexican wastewater treatment plants operate under NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets discharge limits for pollutants. Plants serving small populations like Querencia are required to meet secondary treatment standards to protect water quality.
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