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<br />34 <br /> <br />Municipalities also treat sewage under laws and regulations of the <br />Federal Government; the state water quality districts which control <br />the qual fty of these effluents, such as the South Fort Collins <br />Sanitation District, perform a similar function. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />River basin authorities have been authorized (C9lo~ado Revised <br />Stll,tutes 37-93) for three segments of the South Platte as separate <br />authorities. These authorities, which are to be governed hy <br />boards of directors appointed by county commissioners; would have <br />the power to develop ground and surface water facilities; finance <br />such facilities by taxation and issuance of; bonds; and establish <br />standards for the proper utilization of water. Although this <br />legislative authority has existed since 1963, no such authorities <br />have been established. <br /> <br />~" <br /> <br />3.5 Summary <br />This chapter on Water Management Institutions has shown that the <br />current water management institutions in the South Platte River Basin <br />could be used to achieve vOluntary basinwide water management. It is <br />clear that they pennit the transfer and exchange of water rights on a <br />basis where other vested water rights are not adversely affected. <br /> <br />,\ <br /> <br />~n-":,,,'. L <br />