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<br />Special Interests in NE Quadrant Study: <br />Thornton has the most senior exchange rights between Metro and Burlington. Water <br />quality of the South Platte River at the Burlington headgate is a major concern of <br />Thornton's. <br /> <br />Thornton must fully use its existing water rights, including its exchange rights, as a <br />condition to using its Northern Project rights. <br /> <br />Exchanges are a key element of Thornton's Northern Project <br />Phase I: Exchange Northern CU water up the South Platte using gravel pits <br />Phase II: Use gravel pits to regulate and deliver reasonable return flows to the <br />Poudre to allow for full municipal use of historical Poudre diversions. <br /> <br />7 <br />