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, State property rules relating to water should authorize water rights to be acquired for all social uses, noneoonOlllic as well as economic; States in water-short regions should enforce existing laws to limit water use to beneficial need; and The potential for reuse 01' wastewaters should occupy a prominent spot in future planning for overall water resources utilization. These recommendations were made as generalizations for western states. OPPORTUNITIES FOR REUSE DIVERm WATERS The Water Rights Determination and Administration Act addressed the issue of 8uccessive uses of imported water if such reuse does not diminish a vested water right. Several opportunities exist for developing plans for reuse of illlported or diverted waters. Admittedly, these concepts may not be imple- mentable for various reasons; however, they demonstrate that innovative reuse opportunities can be developed. The Denver Water Department has an intake structure and treatment facility on the South Platte River in the vicinity of Kassler, which is south 01' Denver, for the treatment 01' South Platte River water. The treated water is transported to the Denver distribution system. An opportunity exists for reusing diverted water without affecting vested water rights. Water would be diverted from the Western Slope through the Roberts Tunnel and would be allowed to flow down the South Platte River to the vicinity of Kassler where it would be diverted in the Kassler Water Treatment FaCility. After treatment, the water would be transported to the Denver water distribu- tion system for domestic and industrial use. The water would then be trans- ported to the Denver Metro Sewage Treatment Facility where it would undergo advance treatment. The treated wastewater effluent would then be pumped back 10