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<br />Plan" recomm",nded stream classifications for lower Clear Creek lncluoessecon-
<br />dary contact, agriculture, water su~ply-grounowater, water supply- surfaced
<br />water,anowilolife.
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<br />Present state stream c lass if icat ions for Clear Cree~ are as fol lows:
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<br />The fol lowing fac i 1 it ie~ discharge treated sewage eHI uent up~tre,." of
<br />Golden:
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<br />Location
<br />Clear Creek from the Argo Tunnel discnary<,
<br />to tneFarmers HignlineCanal diyersion in Goloen
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<br />Classification
<br />Class 2 Recreation
<br />Class I Cold Water Fishery
<br />Water Sup~ly
<br />Agriculture
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<br />Own~oi..facility
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<br />Location
<br />
<br />I_Clear Creek Skiing Corp
<br />
<br />on Hwy. 6 @ East
<br />PortalofElsenhOloIer
<br />Tunnel
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<br />Clear Creek from the Farmers Highline Canal
<br />diversion to Voungfield Street
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<br />Class 2 Recreation
<br />Class 2 Warm Nater FisMery
<br />loIaterSupply
<br />Agriculture
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<br />2. Georgetown Valley Water
<br />and Sanitation Distrit
<br />
<br />East of Georgetown
<br />Lake
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<br />3_TOlolnofEmpire
<br />
<br />Empire
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<br />Acid Mine Drainage (Reference 40)
<br />Fi sn and other aquatic life ar", comparat iyely scarce along Clear Cree~ and
<br />this isaue larg..lyto th.. affects of acid mine drainage and dr..dging of the
<br />channe 1 ~",strea'l1 of Go Iden. Ac id min.. drainage res~1ts from th~ react iOl1 be-
<br />t.reen wat~r and th.. su Ifioe min..ra Is present in tai 1 iog ores, suCh as pyrite,
<br />copper, lead and zinc. Drainage wat..r may corne trom infiltration, drainage
<br />frum utn..r min<< tunnels, s.orm r~noff, Sl101lO11\C It, a~uifdrs dnd grOdndwater. Tne
<br />greatest inpact to wat.;r quality occurs at the point IIIhere tnedraindge en ters
<br />tne streal~. ':;"II"ra 11y tll.. ae id i tJ' anJ metJ: concentrat ion:; ~ecr<<ese as t'le
<br />str..amflowsoownstr..dl11,and ttlediluting effect of trioutaries and yruundwater
<br />s",ryes tu neutral ize the stream acidi ty ~nd cause the metal s to precipitate and
<br />sett Ie out. Tne concern wi tn y ar i ous po 1lutant S assoc i at~a \0 it n ,",~5 t mi n i ny
<br />activities mainly st..ms from tneir potential for r",ndering Clear Cre..;: dnfit.
<br />for itscu$tomaryand beneficial u,..,.
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<br />4. Central Cle.,rCreek
<br />SanitatiOn Dbtrict
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<br />gOO feet East of
<br />Dll1lont
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<br />5. City of Jda~ Springs
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<br />l mi 1.. cown streom frul~
<br />Idaho Spring,
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<br />6.8IackliaWK-Ce<ltral
<br />City Sanitdtiun District
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<br />OIl Cledr Cre~k ir~rle.
<br />diately upstreoJ11 fro,"
<br />SpringCre..xCQnfluence
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<br />~J;teWJtcr TrCJt~~r.t
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<br />Tne total aYcrilge<1ischarg.. from these facilities is approximat..ly0.5cf>.
<br />DO\<'l1streiM1l of Golden, treated s"wage effluent from Adolph Coors Industries
<br />i, d ischarg..a into CI ear Creek dt a IOCdt ion n~ar M;; Intyr", Str~"t during tne
<br />s~:~(:r :r;)~.ths, w"j1e t~eat<,d effl~ent ;. (ji,(",,~rge<1 into tl1~ CrOKe Candl
<br />d~r ing winter months.
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<br />The major ity of mun ic ilia 1 was tew~ter in the Cl ear Creek oas in, i nc I ud i ng
<br />sewage from the Ci ty of Go lden, is current ly del iyered to the Metro~ol ita~
<br />Denyer Se"aye Dis,",osal Di,trict No.1 tr..atment plant bYdn interceptor se,...er
<br />whicn paralleh Clear Cree~. rne ;)res"nt wastewdt"r flow in tne Clear CreeK
<br />i nt",rceptor averayes 3~ mi I 1 iOn ga \ Ions per day (mgdl, and nas a peak f low of
<br />70 mgd. The Metro District central plant, located at 5450 York Street, con-
<br />sists of primary and secondary treiltment fdcili;ie<; and dlsChdrgeS tr..at;:1j ef-
<br />fluent into tne Soutn Platte Riyer. r~e e~isting HDSi.l~l interceptor ,,,wer
<br />line paraliels Cle~r Cre"K.
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<br />Coors Industries is presently constructing an inGustrial wilste treatment
<br />f ae i 1 ity north of Co lor ado 53. Under an dgr..<l1lent betwe~n the Ci ty of
<br />Golden and il.dolpl1 :oors Industries tne present treatment f<lcility adjacent
<br />to Cl ear Creek ..i 1 1 treat dom~,>t ic wastewater from tMe C1 ty of G.olden arlll
<br />Coors Industries.
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