Overview
Unidad Habitacional Franco Cruz Hernández is a secondary treatment plant serving 2,738 people in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico. It discharges 259.20 m³/day of treated wastewater within 10 km of the coast.
Unidad Habitacional Franco Cruz Hernández is a wastewater treatment plant located in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico. It serves a population of 2,738 residents in the Colonia Anáhuac area, operating as a secondary treatment facility. The plant has a designed capacity of 432.00 m³/day and currently treats 259.20 m³/day of wastewater. As a secondary treatment plant in Mexico, it operates under the national water quality regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) which set discharge limits for conventional pollutants. For a plant of this scale serving a small community, secondary treatment is the standard requirement to protect receiving waters. The plant is situated within 10 km of the Gulf of Mexico coast, making its discharge potentially influential on coastal water quality. The treated effluent likely flows into local streams or drainage channels that eventually reach the Gulf, supporting marine ecosystems and coastal habitats in the Veracruz region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Gulf of Mexico watershed, with treated effluent likely entering local watercourses that drain to the coast. The Gulf of Mexico supports diverse marine life including fish, crustaceans, and sea turtles, and is an important area for commercial fisheries. The proximity to the coast means that nutrient and pathogen removal from secondary treatment is critical to prevent eutrophication and protect recreational water quality.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Calle Mariano Arista, Colonia Anáhuac, in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico, postal code 92800.
The plant serves approximately 2,738 residents in the Unidad Habitacional Franco Cruz Hernández area of Tuxpan.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into local drainage systems that flow toward the Gulf of Mexico, located within 10 km of the facility.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard requirement under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) for facilities of this size to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges into national waters, enforced by CONAGUA.
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