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Water and Wastewater Plant Directory
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Atacocha, Pasco, Peru
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Atacocha WWTP
Carretera Central, Km 324
Atacocha, Pasco
Peru
Contact Information:
Contact: Javier Sacio
Email:
javiersacio@hotmail.com
Telephone: (0511) 9691-8551
Fax:
Plant Operation: Municipal
Processing: Wastewater
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Web site:
http://www.atacocha.com.pe
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Plant/Process Description:
The Plant processes wastewater for a mine camp of
6,500 people at 4,100m (13,440ft) above sea level.
The mean flow is 15L/sec (240gpm). It consists of
6 ponds in series first a facultative lagoon
followed by 4 subsurface wetlands and finally one
control pond. The effluent is used inside a mine
bore for drilling operations. It has being in
operation for over 3 years and it complies with
all local health codes and the mine´s own
including ISO and NOSA registrations.
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Owner:
C. Minera Atacocha SA
Web site:
http://www.atacocha.com.pe
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Operating Company:
C. Minera Atacocha SA
Web site:
http://www.atacocha.com.pe
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Directions:
From Lima take Carretera Central to Oroya turn North to Pasco and keep going for another 24km. All paved.
Take a bottle of oxygen you will be drivin above 14,000ft most of the way.
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