LEG00187

• Bill Number: HB04-1233
• Year: 2004
• Title: Concerning water conservation measures
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

I Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
2 SECTION 1. 37-60-126 (ll) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
3 amended to read:
4 37-60-126. Water use efficiency - urban water use efficiency
5 programs - relationship to state assistance for water facilities.
6 (II) (a) On and aft'l Apti125, 2003, Any new restrictive covenant that
7 prohibits or limits the installation or use of drought-tolerant vegetative
8 landscapes is prohibited.
9 SECTION 2. 37-96-103 (5) (b), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
10 amended to read:
11 37-96-103. Requirement of water conservation in landscaping
12 for certain public projects. (5) If the state facility or project involves
13 landscaping or maintenance of existing landscaping to enhance water use
14 efficiency, a landscaping plan shall be developed and implemented using
15 best management practices which shall include, but not be limited to:
16 (b) Insuring the use of efficient irrigation techniques and systems,
17 includingJ)!9!!~!!i!1g land~llpe irrigation betw_e~nJhe_hours_ofJ..La.xn.
18 and 3 p.m. 7 P.M.; employing the use of non potable water supplies and
19 water reuse, where such supplies and water reuse are available, for
20 irrigation of areas exceeding ten acres; and using seasonally variable
21 irrigation schedules which THAT match the evapotranspiration needs of
22 the plants being irrigated;
23 SECTION 3. 37-92-305, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
24 BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
25 37-92-305. Standards with respect to rulings of the referee and
26 decisions of the water judge. (3.5) IN ORDER TO PROMOTE

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