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<br />~'.J <br />.:-, .. <br />, <br /> <br />~( <br /> <br />.. <br />, <br />, <br />" <br />.....- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />'?-CV;5Y ~44/ <br /> <br />COLORADO POLICY DIRECTIVt: <br />DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS ..P9I.ICABLE HIG"dWAYS <br />DIVISION <br />SUBJECT I NUIleSfR <br />lJU~SCAPING WITH NATIVE PLANT MATERIAL 503 <br />E,,!.enV! , I $lJHRSEOES I QRIG1NAnJ\tG OFFICI!: I CMSTRI8UTION <br />Dec. 15. 1977 / N/A' POLICY BUDGET .~\~ PROGRA.~ EVALUATION 28 <br /> <br />/ <br />/ <br /> <br />PURPOSE <br /> <br />This directive is to provide direction to the Depart~ent in an effort to conserve <br />"ater and reduce maintenance coses On landscaped highway segments through the use <br />of native or dryland adaptable plant materials. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />AUTHORITY <br /> <br />The'Colorado State Higbway Commission <br /> <br />APPLICABILITY <br /> <br />This directive applies to all Divisions of the Colorado Department of Highways. <br /> <br />POLICY <br /> <br />Ie is the policy of the Department to use native or dryland adaptable plant materials <br />on future Department landscaping projeces. The Departmental policy also encourages <br />other state and local agencies, and the landscape industry in general, 'to use native <br />and dryland adaptable plant materials in their. landscape projects. <br /> <br />It is recognized that certain projects will require irrigated plantings. These <br />projects are to be kept at a minimum and, where necessary, irrigation systems are to <br />be designed to make best use of the least amount or water through the use of low <br />precipitation or drip irrigation systems or by "atering for plant establishment only. <br />Afl future construction plans which include planting specifications and all District <br />and staff maintenance activities shall reflect this policy. <br /> <br />1 <br />.I <br /> <br />/ <br />/ <br />/ <br /> <br />.,. <br /> <br />.I <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />. "(//0/ , <br />/.// ;.7;'" . / l. <br />.. I I I ,/... <br />:/ / 1/ : v . ~ <br />". ;" v (, v v'" i.- <br />E:<ECUTIVE DIRECTO~' <br />, J <br /> <br />~~ <br />--:?-. , <br />, ,.' ~ '-- <br />~ECRETARY, HIGH~AY~O~lMISSION <br /> <br />PAGE .!-.OF 1- <br /> <br />: . <br />