Overview
San Miguel Chalma Deportivo Zaragoza is a secondary treatment plant serving 3,195 people in Ciudad López Mateos, Estado de México. It discharges 302.40 m³/day of treated wastewater.
San Miguel Chalma Deportivo Zaragoza is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Ciudad López Mateos, within the municipality of Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México, Mexico. The plant serves a population of 3,195 and operates with secondary treatment, a standard level for small communities in the region. The plant has a designed capacity of 432.00 m³/day and currently treats 302.40 m³/day of wastewater. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996), secondary treatment is required for discharges into national waters, ensuring compliance with basic pollutant removal standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Gulf of Mexico via the Pánuco River system. The plant plays a key role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and water quality in the densely populated Mexico City metropolitan area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the local drainage network that flows into the Río de los Remedios, a tributary of the Río Moctezuma, which joins the Pánuco River and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agriculture and urban use downstream. The plant's secondary treatment helps reduce organic load and suspended solids, mitigating eutrophication risks in receiving waters.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Avenida Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad López Mateos, in the municipality of Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México, Mexico.
The plant serves a population of 3,195 people in the Ciudad López Mateos area.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local drainage network, which flows into the Río de los Remedios and eventually reaches the Gulf of Mexico via the Pánuco River system.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by Mexican regulation NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 for discharges into national waters.
The plant operates under Mexico's federal water law (Ley de Aguas Nacionales) and NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum pollutant limits for wastewater discharges. Secondary treatment is typical for small communities to meet these standards.
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