The Tren Maya is a 1,554 km (966 mi) long railway which passes through 29 stations within 5 south-eastern states in mexico, one of which being located in Quintana Roo. This station required a waste-water treatment plant that was able to treat all of the sanitary wastewater being generated from the train station from passengers, office and maintenance employees. The station averaged a flow of 2.46 LPS, and the WWTP’s treatment capacity being 50,000 GPD

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THE CHALLENGE

One of the main challenges was the environmental impact that this project would cause. There was a strong social pressure to preserve the flora and fauna of the natural enviornment.

Having reliable technology for the treatment of sanitary wastewater and its reuse in the train station was of high importance, which was resolved with BioMicrobics technology with compliance to the federal and local regulations.