Overview
Unidad Habitacional Residencial Tajín is a secondary treatment plant in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico, serving 1,552 people. It discharges 146.88 m³/day of treated wastewater.
Unidad Habitacional Residencial Tajín is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Residencial Tajín area of Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. It serves a population of 1,552 residents, making it a small-scale facility within the region's municipal infrastructure. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level for communities of this size in Mexico. With a designed capacity of 1,728 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 146.88 m³/day, the facility operates well below its capacity. Mexican wastewater regulations, such as NOM-001-SEMARNAT, set discharge standards for pollutants like BOD and TSS, which secondary treatment typically meets. The plant's treated effluent likely drains into local waterways within the Tecolutla River basin, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. This coastal region supports diverse aquatic life and is important for local fisheries and tourism. Proper treatment helps protect downstream ecosystems and water quality.
Environmental context
The plant is located inland in Veracruz, within the Tecolutla River watershed. Treated wastewater likely discharges into a tributary of the Tecolutla River, which flows eastward into the Gulf of Mexico. The downstream environment includes coastal lagoons and mangrove ecosystems that support diverse aquatic species and migratory birds. Protecting water quality in this basin is critical for maintaining the ecological health of the Gulf coast.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in the Residencial Tajín area of Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico, at coordinates 20.5970 N, -97.4180 W.
The plant serves a population of 1,552 people, classifying it as a small-scale municipal facility.
The plant discharges treated wastewater at a rate of 146.88 m³/day, likely into a local tributary of the Tecolutla River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard requirement under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT) for communities of this size to reduce organic pollutants and suspended solids.
The plant operates under Mexican federal regulations, primarily NOM-001-SEMARNAT, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges. Compliance is enforced by the National Water Commission (CONAGUA).
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