North Weld County 1998 WC Plan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: North Weld County Water District Water Conservation Plan
• Title: North Weld County Water District Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 10/26/1998
• County: Weld
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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AND POWER DEVELOP:'lPH AUIHOlUTY. TO WHICH ANY COV-
ERED DITITY HAS APPLIED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTA:-JCE FOR
THE CONSTRUerlON OF A WATER DIVERSION. STORAGE, CO~.
YEYANCf.. WATER TREATMENT, OR WASTEWATER TREATMEl'T
FAClUTYSHALL CONSIDER A~Y WATER USE EFFICIENCY PLAN
FILED PURSU",,-"lT TO PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION 19)
IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO RENDER FINANCIAL ASSIS.
TANCE TO SI.:cH ENTITY. SUCH CONSIDER..ATION SHALL BE CAR-
RIED OCT WITHIN THE DrSCRETION ACCORDED THE BOARD
A:-lD THE COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND POWER DEVELOP.
ME:-IT AUTHORITY PURSUAKT TO WHICH SUCH BOARD AND
AUTHORITY RENDER SUCH FINANCIAL ASSISTAKCE TO SUCH
COVERED ENTITY,
(e) THE BOARD AND THE COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND
POWER DEVELOPMENT At:'THORlTY MAY ENTER I)lTO A Io.IEIo.IO-
RANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE
PURPOSES OF ...VOIDING DELAY IN THE PROCESSING OF APPLI.
CATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASS1STANCE COVERED BY THIS
SEe"-nON ,\NO A VOIDING DUPLICATION IN THE CONSIDERATION
REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SVBSferIOJ\' (9).
(10) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED. EfFECTIVE JL'LY 1. 1999.
37-60-127. Al'plicabilitI or provisions requiring funding by political Sill>-
divisions of the state. NO PROVISION OF SECTIONS 37-6()-124,
:n-i>1l-125, 37-6(1.126, OR 37-96.103 (4) TO (7) WHICH REQUIRE~
FUNDING BY ANY POUTlC-\L SL'BDlVISIO)/ Of THE STATE
"..-HICH IS -\ COVERED ENTITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 37-60-126
(IJ (.) SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IF
SUCH E~TITY SUBMITS THE ....PPUCABLE PROVlSION AND ITS
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING ALL COSTS TO THE INHABITANTS
OF THE RESPEcTIVE JURISDlerION, TO THE QUALIFIED ELEC~
TORS Of ANY SUCH POLITICAL SUBDlVISION.~"lD A MAJORlT\
OF SUCH QUALIFIED ELECTORS DO NOT ....PI'ROVE SUCH APPLI-
CABLE PROVISION AND ITS REQUIREMENTS.
37~O-I18 Sunset of ,,'ater conse..at;"" pro,'isions - reriew by general
assembly. SECT10NS :n-60-124, 37-~0-115, .3'-60-126- AND 37-96-lO3 (4)
TO (7) ARE REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JUL\ I, 1999.
Section 5 37-96-103. Colcnado Revised Statules, 1990 RepL VoL, is
amended BY THE ADDITIO~ OF THE FOLLOWING NEW SUBSEC-
TI01"S to read:
31-91>-103 Requirement of ....ter eonseryation 10 Lanoscaping ror certain
ublic projects. (4) THE STATE OF COLORADO SHALL DEVELOP
~ND IMPLEMEI'T A PLAN TO ENHANCE WATER USE EFFICIENCY
;".hTH RESPECT TO ANY STATE PROJEer OR FACILITY THE CON-
STRUCTION OR RENOV A nON OF WHICH COMMENCES AFTER
JANUARY l. 1993.
(5) If THE STATE FACILITY OR PROJEer IKVOlVES L..ND-
SCAPING OR MAINTENANCE OF EX!STlNG L,ANDSCAPII'G TO
ENHA!'ICE WATER USE EFFTClENC\. A L-\NDSCAPING PLAN

SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED USING BEST MAN.
AGEMENT PRACTICES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO: '
(.) LIl\UTlI'-'G TO Fl.!NCTIONAL AREAS OF HEA \'Y J>EDESTRJA'o/
TRAFFIC, SUCH AS BALLFIELDS OR AREAS PROXIMAL TO
ENTRYWAYS, THE LOCATIONS ON WHICH FREQUENTLY IRRI.
GATED AND MOWED TURF SUCH AS BLUEGRASS IS TO BE MAIN.
TAINED, AND RESTRICTCNG THE USE OF TURF IN MEDIAN
STRIPS:
(b) INSURING THE USE OF EFFICIENT IRRIG.-\TJON TECH,
NIQUES AND SY'STEMS, INCLUDING PROHlBlT1NG lANDSCAPE
IRRIGATION BET\VEEN THE HOURS Of II A.M. AND 3 r,\I.;
EMPLOYING THE USE Of NON POTABLE WATER SUPPLIES A:-.rD
W~TER REUSE, WHERE SUCH SUPPLIES AND WATER REL'SE ARE
AVAIL-\BLE. FOR IRRIGATION OF AREAS EXCEEDING TEN ACRES:
AND USJl'o:G SEASONALLY VARIABLE IRRIGATION SCHEDULES
WHICH MATCH THE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION NEEDS Of THE
PLANTS BEING IRRIGA TED;
(c) ANALYZING AND IMPROVI:--JG SOIL ON THE SITE TO MAXI-
~llZE lYl0ISTUR:t ,.; VALLA B i:LiTY FOR PLANT iNTAKE AND TO
INCREASE SOIL MOISTURE PENETRATION A:--JD RETENTION;
(d) USING MULCHES TO REDUCE WAT1;R NEEDS AND WEED
GROWTH AND TO CHECK SOIL EROSION'
,
(e) USING LOWER WA TER.DEMAND PlA.'lTS GROUND COVER
AND GRASS SPECIES TO REDUCE WATER VSAGE; ,
(f) PLANNING fOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SUCH AS WEED
CONTROL, PRUNING, AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS
SO AS TO REDUCE. WATER USAGE: AND
(g) USING EVAPOTR""-'ISPIRATlON DATA. \VHEN AVAlLA.BLE
TO DETERMINE WATER NEEDS. .
(6) AFTER JANUARY 1, 1992, THE STATE OF COLORADO SHALL
SVBJEer ALL STATE BUlLDlNGS TO EVALUATlON'THROLiGH
WATER AUDITS IN THOSE AREAS IN WHICH SUCH A.t:DITS "RE
AVAILABLE FROM THE lOCAL \VA TER SUPPLY El'\TITY. .
(?) IN ALL STATE.OWNED BUILDINGS THE COl\STRUCTTON OR
RENOVATION OF WHICH COMMENCES AFTER JAKUARY L \992.
W.HER.EFFICIENT PLUMBING DEVICES SHALL BE lNSTALLED IN
i~~~~nA.NCE WITH ARTICLE 1.3 OF TITLE 9, C.R.5" EXCEPT

(.) WHERE TANK-TYPE WATER CLOSETS ARE INST'\LLED
SUCH WATER CLOSETS SHALL FLUSH WITH A MAXI~JVM OF O>lE
AND SIX-TENTHS GALLONS OF WATER_
(b) WHERE FLlJSHOMETER VALVES ARE USED. SUCH
FLUSHOMETER VALVES SHALL BE THE LEAST WATER-USING
TYPE FOUND TO BE SAFE AND RELIABLE.

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