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<br />~ <br /># <br />'" <br /> <br />pollution. Several important recreational reservoirs, including Cherry Creek, <br /> <br />~Jj <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />Chatfield, and Bear Creek Reservoirs, located in the Denver Metropolitan area <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />are subject to accelerated eutrophication owing to urbanization of their <br /> <br />/~ <br /> <br />-:1; <br /> <br />watersheds and resultant increased nutrient loading. <br /> <br />:-', <br />',:.' <br />.:~": <br />~:. <br /> <br />Downstream of the Denver area, the South Platte River is one of Colorado's <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />major agricultural regions. This area 'is largely dependent on irrigated <br /> <br />~~:~ <br />'.<. <br /> <br />agriculture and livestock feeding operations, both of which have the potential <br /> <br />:~;;~ <br />.:f'~ <br /> <br />.. :_~~ <br /> <br />to affect water quality. Nitrates exceeding drinking water standards are <br /> <br />found in the wells of several municipalities withdrawing their water from the <br /> <br />".:.' <br />:~; <br />~~,; <br /> <br />alluvium of the South Platte River. Major storage reservoirs are also <br /> <br />'$I <br />1.:% <br /> <br />affected by nutient loading in this region. <br /> <br />~~:-:~ <br />"$',: <br />~~ <br /> <br />'f~~ <br />i~ <br />'1.":1 <br /> <br />\<" <br />i.i:'J' <br />L< <br /> <br />r~l <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />~~,.i <br />~;] <br />if,.j <br /> <br />;-~ <br />~~~Z~ <br /> <br />-51- <br /> <br /> <br />...... <br />,~-.~J <br /> <br />, <br />;.,.' <br />