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Third Extraordinary Session Sixty-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED LLS NO. R02S-2086.01 Thomas Morris SR02S-003 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Tnpa, Phillips, Fitz-Gerald, Gordon, Hernandez, Pascoe, Perlmutter, Reeves, Thiebaut, and Windels Senate Committees SENATE RESOLUTION 02S-003 CONCERNING WATER CONSERVATION. WHEREAS, The State of Colorado is subject to drought cycles that result in water shortages and hardships to water users, and therefore wise water use policies are necessary to extend the existing supplies of water within this state; and WHEREAS, The water demands imposed by traditional landscaping using nonnative plant species such as bluegrass and inefficient residential irrigation practices may result in an unreasonable and unnecessary burden on future water resources; now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-third General Assembly of the State of Colorado: (1) That restrictive covenants that prohibit the use of xeriscape landscaping, restrict the application of wise water-saving landscape measures, or require that cultivated vegetation include turf grass are against public policy; (2) That the state, state agencies, including institutions of higher education. but excludinl! state al!ricuItural exnerimental stations. and political subdivisions should each: (a) Adopt a plan to reduce by 2010 the total amount of water consumed by such entities by 10% compared to their average yearly consumption from 1996 to 2001; and (b) Develop and implement a landscaping plan using best management practices to include, but not be limited to: (1) Limiting to functional areas of heavy pedestrian traffic, such as balIfields or areas proximal to entryways, the locations on which frequently irrigated and mowed turf such as bluegrass is to be maintained, and restricting the use of turf in median strips; (II) Insuring the use of efficient irrigation techniques and systems, including prohibiting landscape irrigation between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.; employing the use of nonpotabIe water supplies and reuse, where such supplies and water reuse are available, for irrigation of areas exceeding one acre; and usi;rg~ seasonally variable irrigation schedules that match the evapotranspiration needs of the plants being irrigated; '2 e. [;j (1II) Analyzing and improving soil on the site to maximize moisture availability for plant intake ali'difo increase soil moisture penetration and retention; F ~ '" ~ 58 "" '"