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  <xsd:element id="dps_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_ShareBasedCompensationDetailsAbstract" name="ShareBasedCompensationDetailsAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_ShareBasedCompensationTablesAbstract" name="ShareBasedCompensationTablesAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_ShareBasedCompensationTextualsAbstract" name="ShareBasedCompensationTextualsAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_ShelfRegistrationStatementAbstract" name="ShelfRegistrationStatementAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dps_SiteContingencyStudyPaid" name="SiteContingencyStudyPaid" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dps_StockBasedCompensationExpenseTextBlock" name="StockBasedCompensationExpenseTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_StockOptionActivityAbstract" name="StockOptionActivityAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dps_StockOptionActivityTextBlock" name="StockOptionActivityTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dps_SummaryOfImpairmentChargesTextBlock" name="SummaryOfImpairmentChargesTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresAbstract" name="SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresOfNonCashInvestingAndFinancingActivitiesAbstract" name="SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresOfNonCashInvestingAndFinancingActivitiesAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dps_TargetWeightedAverageDiscountRate" name="TargetWeightedAverageDiscountRate" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dps_TermPeriodLoanInYear" name="TermPeriodLoanInYear" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dps_TerminatedNotionalAmountOfInterestRateDerivatives" name="TerminatedNotionalAmountOfInterestRateDerivatives" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_TrancheAxis" name="TrancheAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_TrancheDomain" name="TrancheDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_TrancheOneMember" name="TrancheOneMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_TrancheTwoMember" name="TrancheTwoMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dps_UpFrontCashPayment" name="UpFrontCashPayment" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="dps_UseOfEstimatesSectionTextBlock" name="UseOfEstimatesSectionTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dps_WdReportingUnitMember" name="WdReportingUnitMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
