Kittredge WWTP - Advanced Wastewater Treatment in Evergreen, Colorado

Kittredge WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Evergreen, Colorado, serving a population of approximately 1,325 residents. The plant is situated along Bear Creek Road in Jefferson County, within the Rocky Mountain foothills. As a small-scale facility, it plays a vital role in managing local wastewater for this unincorporated community. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, ensuring a high level of effluent quality before discharge. With a designed capacity of 264.98 megaliters per year and an actual discharge volume of 151.42 megaliters, the facility operates below its maximum capacity. Under the U.S. Clean Water Act, such plants are regulated through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which sets strict effluent limits to protect water quality. The treated effluent is discharged into Bear Creek, a tributary of the South Platte River, which flows through the Denver metropolitan area and eventually joins the Platte River in Nebraska. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for downstream communities. The advanced treatment at Kittredge WWTP helps minimize nutrient loading and protects the ecological health of Bear Creek and the larger South Platte River basin.

Kittredge WWTP discharges into Bear Creek, a headwater stream in the Rocky Mountain foothills that flows into the South Platte River. The South Platte River traverses the Denver metro area and continues across the Great Plains to join the Platte River in Nebraska. This watershed supports coldwater fisheries, including trout species, and provides habitat for riparian wildlife. The advanced treatment level helps reduce nutrient and pollutant loads, protecting downstream water quality in a region where urban and agricultural water demands are high.