Overview
Terminal de Autobuses wastewater treatment plant in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, provides secondary treatment for a population of 3,560. It discharges 336.96 m³/day of treated wastewater.
Terminal de Autobuses is a wastewater treatment plant located in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico. It serves a population of 3,560 and operates as part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the city. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT) for municipal wastewater. With a designed capacity of 1,036.80 m³/day and an average discharge volume of 336.96 m³/day, the plant operates well within its capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Pánuco River basin and flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The plant plays a key role in protecting water quality in the region, supporting both human use and aquatic ecosystems downstream.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Pánuco River basin, which flows through central Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agriculture and urban use. Effective wastewater treatment is essential to prevent nutrient pollution and protect downstream ecosystems, including coastal habitats in the Gulf.
Frequently asked questions
Terminal de Autobuses is located in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico, at Privada Vicente Guerrero in the Centro neighborhood.
The plant serves a population of 3,560 people in the Santiago de Querétaro area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which drains into the Pánuco River basin and eventually reaches the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under Mexican regulation NOM-001-SEMARNAT for municipal wastewater.
In Mexico, wastewater treatment plants like Terminal de Autobuses operate under NOM-001-SEMARNAT, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in treated wastewater discharged to national waters.
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