Overview
Viesca wastewater treatment plant in Coahuila, Mexico serves 913 people with secondary treatment. It discharges 86.40 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily, operating under Mexican water quality regulations.
Viesca wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Viesca, Coahuila, Mexico, serving a population of approximately 913 residents. The facility provides secondary treatment, a standard level for small communities in Mexico, ensuring basic removal of organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 604.80 cubic meters per day and currently treats an average daily flow of 86.40 cubic meters, indicating ample reserve capacity. As a Mexican municipal facility, it operates under the national water quality standards (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) which set discharge limits for pollutants into receiving waters. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the endorheic basin of the Bolson de Mapimi, a semi-arid region with sensitive desert ecosystems. The plant plays a key role in protecting local groundwater and surface water quality in this water-scarce area.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Bolson de Mapimi basin, an endorheic watershed in the Chihuahuan Desert. This region features ephemeral streams and playa lakes that support unique desert-adapted flora and fauna. Proper wastewater treatment is critical to prevent contamination of scarce water resources and maintain the ecological balance of this arid environment.
Frequently asked questions
The Viesca wastewater treatment plant is located on Calle Miguel Hidalgo in Viesca, Coahuila, Mexico.
The plant serves approximately 913 residents of Viesca, a small town in the state of Coahuila.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which typically involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 standard, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in wastewater discharges into national waters.
For small communities like Viesca (under 10,000 people), secondary treatment is common and meets the national standards for protecting water quality in arid regions.
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