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<br />The South Platte Collection System captures water from the mainstem of the South Platte
<br />River, as well as from Bear Creek and Cherry Creek, and subsequently delivers this water
<br />to the Denver metropolitan area, The major facilities in the system include Antero
<br />Reservoir, Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir, Cheesman Reservoir, Strontia Springs
<br />Reservoir and Conduit No. 26, Platte Canyon Intake Dam and Conduit No. 20, Marston
<br />Reservoir, Platte Canyon Reservoir, Harriman Ditch and Conduit No, 15, and Cherry
<br />Creek wells. Denver Water also has storage in Chatfield Reservoir and either owns or
<br />holds an interest in a number of ditch companies and ditch systems that operate in the
<br />metropolitan area, such as the High Line Canal and the Fanners and Gardeners Ditch, In
<br />addition, Denver Water and South Adams County have jointly acquired gravel pit sites
<br />along the South Platte River in Adams County. The pits will be converted to storage
<br />facilities and used to exchange reusable water upstream to Denver Water's facilities.
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<br />The Moffat Tunnel Collection System captures water from the Williams Fork River, the
<br />Fraser River, South Boulder Creek and Ralston Creek, and subsequently delivers this
<br />water for use in the Denver area. The major facilities in the system include the Williams
<br />Fork Collection System, August p, Gumlick Tunnel (Jones Pass Tunnel), Vasquez
<br />Tunnel, the Fraser River Collection System, the Cabin-Meadow Creek Collection
<br />System, Moffat Tunnel, Gross Reservoir, South Boulder Diversion Canal, Ralston
<br />Reservoir, and Long Lakes, Denver Water also has a storage pool in Consolidated
<br />Mutual's Fortune Reservoir (Walter E. Welton Reservoir).
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<br />Williams Fork Reservoir is located on the Williams Fork River near its confluence with
<br />the Colorado River in Parshall, Colorado. Williams Fork Reservoir is used to exchange
<br />water to the Moffat Collection System and the Roberts Tunnel Collection System, and on
<br />occasion is used as a substitution source for Denver Water's obligation to Green
<br />Mountain Reservoir. Exchanges and substitutions are described below,
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<br />In addition to the above water collection systems, construction of the water recycling
<br />project near the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District plant is underway. Upon its
<br />completion, the recycling plant capacity will be 45 million gallons a day, delivering up to
<br />20,000 acre-feet of water per year to non-potable uses. Customers include the Cherokee
<br />Power Plant, Washington Park, City Park and Golf Course, Denver Country Club, the
<br />Park Hill Golf Course, redevelopment at Stapleton and Lowry, the Rocky Mountain
<br />Arsenal, Denver International Airport, and various parks and industrial users along the
<br />distribution system route,
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<br />The existing infrastructure and water rights that make up Denver Water's Collection
<br />System are capable of providing 375,000 acre-feet offinn yield.
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<br />Operations
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<br />The primary goal of collection system operations is to capture the water necessary to
<br />provide a reliable, high-quality water supply to Denver Water's customers. Ultimate
<br />delivery of most of the collected water is to Denver's three water treatment plants-
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