South Platte Renew is the third-largest water resource recovery facility in Colorado. Each day the facility treats roughly 20 million gallons of residential and industrial wastewater from about 300,000 residents in Englewood, Littleton, and 19 connecting communities across the south Denver metro. The campus spans 21 buildings and 13 process areas covering the liquid, solids, and gas sides of treatment.
Cleaned water is returned to the South Platte River under strict state and federal standards, protecting the river and every community downstream.
- 20 MGDTreated daily
- 300KResidents served
- 21Buildings on campus
- 13Treatment process areas
Governance & the Supervisory Committee
The facility is jointly owned by the Cities of Englewood and Littleton. A Supervisory Committee made up of representatives from both municipalities serves as the governing body, setting direction, approving budgets, and overseeing major projects. Committee meetings are open to the public.
Public meetings. The redesigned site can make Supervisory Committee agendas, minutes, and related governance records searchable from any page, with meeting listings on the events calendar.
Service area & the PARC project map
Beyond Englewood and Littleton, SPR serves 19 connecting sanitation districts. The facility's PARC interactive map highlights current and projected capital projects across the service area, from process upgrades to community partnerships. A redesigned, accessible map would let residents filter projects by status and location and read plain-language summaries of each one.
In the redesign. The PARC map becomes a keyboard-navigable, screen-reader-friendly feature with a list view alongside the visual map, so the same information is available to everyone. This prototype includes a working demonstration.
From treatment plant to resource recovery
In 2014 the Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant was renamed South Platte Renew. The new name marked a real change in mission: rather than simply disposing of waste, the facility now recovers energy, nutrients, and clean water. That story is the heart of how SPR talks with its community today.