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6 Homestake Tunnel which carries the Homestake water through the divide to lake Fork, a tributary of the Arkansas River. On the eastern slape the water Is transported to Turqlloi'e lake (Sugar loaf Reservoir) and from there Into Twin lakes Re5ervolr which has a capacity of 30,000 acre-Feet. The Otero Pumping Plant pumps water through a 66-inch conduit over Trout Creek Pass into South Park to a point about 30 miles west of Colorado Springs where the Aurora and Colorado Springs water is diverted for d.livery to each city. Aurora water flows in the South Platte River to a new intake structure constructed in South Platte Canyon, and thence through two tunnels totaling 17,000 feet in length, a reregulating reservoir of 1200 acre-feet capacity. and a 21 mile pipeline to a new wat:er treatment plant with an initial capacity of 20 million gallons per day. Plans call for t:his plant to be expanded to a capacity of 40 million gallons per day by 1974 and ultimately to 90 mIllions gallons per day, The City of Englewood serves approximately 38.000 people with water derived principally from the South Platte River., Bear Creek and additional water ,- suppl ied from wells. In 1963 construct ion 01 Mclellan Dam and Reservoir on the Dad Clark Gulch was completed providing a raw water storage capacity of 6,000 acre-feet. A pump station on the edge of the South Platte River pumps water to the reservoir through a 3~-inch pipel ine. Englewood also has under consideration plans for the development of the Ranch Creek Collection System in the Fraser River Basin for developing west slope water for transmountain diversions through the Moffat Tunnel. Littleton serves approximately 21,000 people From 15 wells located in the valley of the South Platte River, Eleven shallow wells ranging in depth from 30 to 56 feet take water directly from the alluvium of the South Platte, while tom deep wells draw water from the Dawson Formiltion and the other two draw from the Fox Hills Sandstones. The deep wells are considered as a separate source of supply. Water withdrawn from the shallow ,.ells is theoretically replaced by water rllverted under littleton's direct flow riqhts. Littleton has recently, concluded an agreement with the Denver Water Board CInder which Littleton will receive treated water directly from Denver. Agricultural use of water Is a very minor part of the operation of the main stem of the South Platte River within Water District No, 8. Only fIve ditches-- Highline Canal, last Chance, City, Nevada and Brown provide water for irrigation use and it is estimated that only 2340 acreS are presently irrIgated from the main stem of the River. It is apparent from examination of the records of District operation and the use of water that irrigation use will gradually be diminished as municipal growth continues, and that Water District No.8 differs significantly from other Water Districts within the State in that Its operation Is almost entirely for the supply of municipal itles rather than the operation of irrigation and farming. '. .,