Villa Teques Wastewater Treatment Plant, Tequesquitengo, Morelos

Villa Teques is a wastewater treatment plant located in Tequesquitengo, within the municipality of Jojutla, Morelos, Mexico. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,437 residents, providing secondary treatment to meet local sanitation needs. The plant's designed capacity is 864.00 cubic meters per day, with an average daily discharge volume of 230.69 cubic meters. As a secondary treatment plant, Villa Teques employs biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, aligning with Mexican water quality standards (NOM-001-SEMARNAT). For a community of this size, secondary treatment is typical and sufficient to protect public health and the environment. The plant operates under Mexico's federal water regulations, which set discharge limits for pollutants into receiving water bodies. The treated effluent from Villa Teques is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Balsas River basin, one of Mexico's major hydrological systems. The Balsas River flows southwest through Morelos and Guerrero before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. This region supports diverse aquatic life and agricultural activities, making effective wastewater treatment essential for maintaining water quality and ecosystem health.

The plant discharges into the Balsas River basin, which flows through Morelos and Guerrero to the Pacific Ocean. This watershed supports agricultural irrigation and freshwater ecosystems, including fish and migratory birds. Effective secondary treatment helps control nutrient loading and organic pollution, preserving downstream water quality for both human use and aquatic biodiversity.