Wastewater treatment plant opens in Puerto Peñasco

A new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) began operations in the municipality of Puerto Peñasco, as part of an infrastructure project aimed at addressing a backlog of more than five decades and permanently closing the oxidation pond used by the municipality located in northwestern Sonora.

The first phase of the plant required an investment of US$3 million and will have an initial treatment capacity of 40 liters per second, directly benefiting 62,301 residents of this coastal municipality, where pressure on the water system intensifies during peak tourist seasons and in the summer months.

According to information provided during the opening ceremony, the project includes a second phase with a projected investment of US$4 million, which will increase capacity by an additional 60 liters per second, bringing total processing capacity to 100 liters.

The lack of wastewater treatment infrastructure has been one of the persistent problems in Puerto Peñasco, a tourist destination that sees a considerable increase in demand for services during vacation periods, particularly for drinking water supply and sanitation management.

The region’s fishing sector, one of the main economic activities along the northern coast of Sonora, has for years called for equipment to reduce operating costs and renew the vessels used in coastal fishing.