Overview
San Jose Babicora is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in San José Babícora, Chihuahua, Mexico, serving 817 people with a designed capacity of 155.52 m³/day and a discharge volume of 86.40 m³/day.
San Jose Babicora is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in San José Babícora, a locality in the municipality of Gómez Farías, Chihuahua, Mexico. The plant serves a small population of 817 residents, reflecting its role in a rural or semi-urban community within the northern Mexican state. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) for municipal wastewater discharges. It has a designed capacity of 155.52 cubic meters per day and currently discharges 86.40 cubic meters per day, indicating operational utilization below capacity. Secondary treatment typically involves biological processes such as activated sludge or trickling filters. The treated effluent is discharged into a local water body, likely an arroyo or river within the endorheic basin of northern Chihuahua. This region is part of the Chihuahuan Desert, where water resources are scarce and sensitive to pollution. The plant's operation helps protect local groundwater and surface water quality, supporting the arid ecosystem and downstream communities.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local watercourse within the endorheic basin of northern Chihuahua, which ultimately drains into the closed basins of the Chihuahuan Desert. This arid region relies on limited surface and groundwater resources, making the plant's secondary treatment crucial for preventing nutrient and pathogen pollution. The surrounding ecosystem supports desert-adapted species and migratory birds, and the plant helps maintain water quality for agricultural and domestic use downstream.
Frequently asked questions
San Jose Babicora is located in San José Babícora, a locality in the municipality of Gómez Farías, Chihuahua, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of 817 people, typical of a small rural community in Chihuahua.
The plant discharges treated effluent into a local water body, likely an arroyo or river within the endorheic basin of northern Chihuahua, after secondary treatment.
The plant operates under Mexican standard NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges to national waters.
For small communities in Mexico, secondary treatment is standard, often using technologies like waste stabilization ponds or compact activated sludge systems, as required by NOM-001.
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