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• Board Meeting Date: 1/27/1999
• Description: 1999 Colorado Legislative Activities - HB 99-1054 - Repeal of Sunset Dates of the Office of Water Conservation
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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. State Agency Planning

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State agencies were required to provide water use
efficiency plans to the OWC for any state project or facility
involving the new construction or renovation which began after
January 1, 1993, By Executive Order, Governor Romer directed
state agencies to develop water use efficiency plans, including
water efficient landscape design, irrigation techniques, water
audits and installation of plumbing fixtures,

Plans were received from the Departments of
Transportation, Institutions, Corrections, Labor and Employment,
Revenue, Military Affairs, Social Services, Natural Resources,
Higher Education and Capitol Complex Facilities, Agencies that
leased buildings were not required to submit a plan,

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Most state agencies were willing to comply with the
planning requirement, but concluded a lack of funding would
make it difficult to implement their plans. Two universities
supplied plans including funding mechanisms to implement the
measures. OWC coordinated and supervised an audit by Denver
Water for the Capitol Complex buildings, Specific measures were
identified to reduce water consumption with reasonable pay back
periods, The building at 1525 Sherman Street was renovated
using efficient plumbing devices,

HigWights include:

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Water use efficiency audits for Capitol Complex.
Water conserving turf grass around renovated buildings,
Water efficiency devices installed and water scheduling at
the Governor's mansion,
Water use efficiency devices required in Department of
Corrections Capitol Construction projects.
Irrigation of correctional facilities with lagoon discharge
water.
Installation of moisture sensors to override sprink1er time
clocks at Pueblo Center (Department of Institutions).
Landscaping of Cherry Creek and Ridgeway Parks using
xeriscape techniques,
Turf grass in state parks irrigated with non-potable water
whenever possible,
Department of Transportation mandated xeriscape
fundamentals,
Two rest areas with self-compo sting and low flow
plumbing,

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The planning requirements
under HB 91-1154 for
state agencies resulted in
plans being submitted for
10 out of 20 departments,
Departments that did not
submit plans were leasing
their buildings through
Capitol Complex (and jell
under their plan) or leased
buildings in other areas of
the state,