# Atotonilco Wastewater Treatment Plant construction underway near Mexico City

The Atotonilco Wastewater Treatment Plant, the world's largest wastewater plant at $786 million, is being constructed outside Mexico City to treat 60% of the city's wastewater for safe crop irrigation. The plant is being built by consortium SAHM.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-05-21
- Where: outside Mexico City, Mexico
- Value: $786.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: treat 60% of Mexico City's wastewater
- Products: wastewater treatment
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sociedad de Aguas Hispano Mexicana](https://endata.com/companies/39493.md)
- [National Water Commission](https://endata.com/companies/38065.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [lrqa.com](https://www.lrqa.com/en-ae/case-studies/quality-inspection-worlds-largest-wastewater-plant/), 2019-05-21: "The plant would turn 60% of the wastewater from more than 10 million people into safer, cleaner water for crop irrigation in the Tula Valley."

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