How do discharges from permitted municipal wastewater treatment plants affect nutrient levels in streams?
• Treated wastewater effluent can account for as much as 100 percent of streamflow downstream from Denver and was the primary source of nitrate, ammonia, and phosphorus to Front Range streams. • Total nitrogen concentrations in streams along the Front Range urban corridor increased substantially downstream from wastewater treatment plants. • Phosphorus concentrations in the South Platte River from Denver to Balzac, Colo., (150 mile length of river) have been found to be higher than generally accepted limits for control of eutrophication (USEPA, 1986). What are the cumulative effects of mixed (urban/agriculture) land use on water quality?
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