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<br />1 <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />HYDROLOGY <br /> <br />II-13 <br /> <br />WATER RIGHTS <br />Water rights and exchange decrees in the South Platte River have a major <br />effect on river flow management. A schematic straight-line dJagram Showing <br />decreed water rights on the South Platte River from Chatfield Reservoir to <br />Brighton is presented in Figure II-4. Claims of Thornton could increase <br />the flow of water through Denver, but are not shown due to the uncertainty <br />of their present status. <br /> <br />A knowledge of water <br />South Platte River. <br />downstream order. <br /> <br />rights is necessary in water flow forecasting of the <br />Specific water rights are listed in Table II-8 in a <br /> <br />SEWAGE PLANT DISCHARGES <br />Wastewater treatment plants in the South Platte River corridor contribute <br />both a river base flow and pollutants. Pollutants need dilution water. <br />The four plants listed in Table II-9 will be increased in capacity over the <br />years as the population grows. It is uncertain whether or not the quality <br />of the effluent will improve in the future. this being dependent upon state <br />and federal water pollution control regulations. <br /> <br />TABLE II-9 <br />SOUTH PLATTE RIVER CORRIDOR SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS. <br /> <br />Facillty <br />Mission Viejo-Marcy Gulch <br />Uttleton- Englewood <br />Denver Metropolitan <br />South Adams County <br />Total <br /> <br />Average Daily DiSCharge <br />in Cubic Feet per Second <br />in 1985 in 2000 <br /> <br />1 8 <br /> <br />38 47 <br /> <br />225 284 <br /> <br />4 6 <br /> <br />268 345 <br /> <br />· Projections made by Denver Regional Council of Governments <br /> <br />