Overview
Santa Rita Tlahuapan is a secondary wastewater treatment plant in Puebla, Mexico, serving 7,302 people. It discharges 691.20 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Santa Rita Tlahuapan is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in the town of Santa Rita Tlahuapan, within the state of Puebla, Mexico. The plant serves a population of approximately 7,302 residents, providing secondary treatment to manage domestic wastewater from the community. The plant operates with a designed capacity of 691.20 cubic meters per day and treats a similar volume of wastewater, indicating full utilization. As a secondary treatment facility, it employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting standard Mexican regulatory requirements for wastewater discharge. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Balsas River basin, which flows into the Pacific Ocean. The plant plays a key role in protecting local water quality and downstream ecosystems in the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local streams that feed into the Balsas River basin, a major watershed in central Mexico. The Balsas River flows southwest to the Pacific Ocean, supporting diverse aquatic life and agricultural communities along its course. Proper treatment helps prevent nutrient pollution and protects downstream water quality.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Calle Independencia in Santa Rita Tlahuapan, within the municipality of Tlahuapan, Puebla, Mexico.
The plant serves approximately 7,302 residents, classifying it as a small to medium agglomeration under Mexican wastewater regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Balsas River basin, which ultimately flows into the Pacific Ocean.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids, meeting standard Mexican discharge norms.
Mexican wastewater plants are regulated under NOM-001-SEMARNAT, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in discharges to national waters. Secondary treatment is typical for communities of this size.
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