Overview
Villa de Tezontepec wastewater treatment plant in Hidalgo, Mexico, serves a population of 5,476 with secondary treatment. The facility has a designed capacity of 864 m³/day and discharges treated wastewater locally.
Villa de Tezontepec is a wastewater treatment plant located in the municipality of Villa de Tezontepec, Hidalgo, Mexico. It serves a population of approximately 5,476 residents, classifying it as a small-scale municipal facility. The plant is situated in the central region of Mexico, an area characterized by semi-arid climate and inland topography. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment stage for removing organic matter and suspended solids. With a designed capacity of 864 cubic meters per day and a discharge volume matching that figure, the facility operates at full capacity. Under Mexican regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 and subsequent updates), secondary treatment is the minimum requirement for municipal wastewater discharge into national waters, ensuring compliance with national water quality standards. The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that ultimately drain into the Gulf of Mexico via the Pánuco River basin. The plant plays a crucial role in protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems and preventing contamination of surface and groundwater resources in the region. Its operation supports public health and environmental sustainability in the community.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that are part of the Pánuco River basin, which flows eastward to the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides water for agriculture and human consumption. The secondary treatment process reduces organic pollutants and suspended solids, helping to maintain water quality in the receiving water bodies and downstream ecosystems.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at Avenida del Centenario Sur, Tezontepec, Villa de Tezontepec, Hidalgo, Mexico, in the central part of the country.
The plant serves a population of approximately 5,476 residents, making it a small-scale municipal facility.
The treated effluent is discharged into local water bodies that are part of the Pánuco River basin, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological process for removing organic matter and suspended solids, meeting Mexican regulatory requirements.
Mexican wastewater treatment plants operate under NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996 and subsequent updates, which set maximum permissible limits for pollutants in discharges to national waters.
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