LEG00126

• Bill Number: SB03-115
• Year: 2003
• Title: Change of Agriculture Rights to Urban Areas
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Passed

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Glasses 01 othc;r plants tlsed fOl the purpose ofle,egc;tatioll shallllot be
lloxiCltls as stleh plantb atl, defir.l,d ull<kl tllG PIO,;6;0m, of till, "Colo,ado.
Weed Manageml,llt Al,t", artidl, 5.5 oftitk 35, C.R.S. "REMOVAL OF
WATER" MEANS A CHANGE IN THE TYPE AND PLACE OF USE OF AN
ABSOLUTE DECREED AGRICULTURAL WATER RIGHT FROM IRRIGATED
AGRICULTURAL USE IN ONE COUNTY TO A USE NOT PRIMARILY RELATED TO
AGRICULTURE IN ANOTHER COUNTY.
(10.5) "SIOldgl," 01 "stOll," means the impoundment, p05s,,5siCln,
and eonllol of \'Oatea by n:tCans ofadam. \Yatels in tlndclgloundaqtlifcls
ate not ill stOlage (j\ stOled except to the extent "atels ill StIch aqtlifcls
atl, plal,l,d tllell, by othe;, Ihatlllattllal .lIl,8115 "ith \'Oatcl to "hidl tllG
pasoll pladng stll,h \'Odlcl in the; nndl,IglOuud aqtlifcl has a l,Clnditivnal
01 da;lccd light. "REVEGETATION" MEANS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
GROUND COVER OF PLANT LIFE DEMONSTRATED TO BE, WITHOUT
IRRIGATION, REASONABLY CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING ITSELF UNDER THE
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, SOILS, PRECIPITATION, AND TERRAIN PREVAILING
FOR THE LANDS FROM WHICH IRRIGATION WATER IS REMOVED. GRASSES
OR OTHER PLANTS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVEGETATION SHALL NOT
BE NOXIOUS AS SUCH PLANTS ARE DEFINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
"COLORADO NOXIOUS WEED ACT", ARTICLE 5.5 OF TITLE 35, C.R.S.
(10.6) "SIGNIFICANT W ATERDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY" MEANS ANY
REMOV ALOF WATER THAT RESULTS IN THE TRANSFER OF MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND ACRE-FEET OF CONSUMPTIVE USE OF WATER PER YEAR BY A
SINGLE APPLICANT OR AN APPLICANT'S AGENTS.
(10.7) "STORAGE" OR "STORE" MEANS THE IMPOUNDMENT,
POSSESSION, AND CONTROL OF WATER BY MEANS OF A DAM. WATERS IN
UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS ARE NOT IN STORAGE OR STORED EXCEPT TO THE

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