Overview
Villa Quetzalcoatl wastewater treatment plant serves 2,400 people in Balancán, Tabasco, Mexico. The facility operates under Mexican water quality regulations (NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996) for inland discharge.
Villa Quetzalcoatl wastewater treatment plant is located in the town of Villa Quetzalcóatl, within the municipality of Balancán, Tabasco, Mexico. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,400 residents, making it a small-scale municipal treatment plant in the rural lowlands of southeastern Mexico. As a Mexican wastewater facility, the plant is subject to the national standard NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets maximum permissible limits for pollutants in treated wastewater discharged into national waters. The plant discharges into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Grijalva River basin, one of Mexico's largest river systems. The Grijalva River flows northward through Tabasco and empties into the Gulf of Mexico via the Grijalva-Usumacinta delta, a region of significant ecological importance supporting diverse aquatic life and wetlands.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters the Grijalva River basin, which flows through the lowland floodplains of Tabasco before reaching the Gulf of Mexico. This watershed supports extensive wetlands and mangrove ecosystems that provide critical habitat for fish, birds, and other wildlife. The region's tropical climate and seasonal flooding make proper wastewater treatment essential for protecting downstream water quality and aquatic biodiversity.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Villa Quetzalcóatl, Balancán, Tabasco, Mexico, near Campo de Béisbol and Ejido Cuauhtémoc.
The facility serves approximately 2,400 residents in the Villa Quetzalcóatl area.
The plant discharges into local waterways that are part of the Grijalva River basin, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
The plant operates under Mexico's NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which sets pollutant limits for wastewater discharge into national waters. For small agglomerations, secondary treatment is typically required.
Small plants in Mexico often use lagoon systems or activated sludge processes to meet NOM-001 standards. Secondary treatment is standard for municipal wastewater of this scale.
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