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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 37 - Water and Irrigation » Article 96.5 - Rooftop Precipitation Collection » § 37-96.5-103. Small-Capacity Rooftop Precipitation Collection Permitted
  1. Precipitation from a rooftop may be collected if:
    1. No more than two rain barrels with a combined storage capacity of one hundred ten gallons or less are utilized;
    2. Precipitation is collected from the rooftop of a building that is used primarily as a single-family residence or a multi-family residence with four or fewer units;
    3. The collected precipitation is used for outdoor purposes including irrigation of lawns and gardens; and
    4. The collected precipitation is used on the residential property on which the precipitation is collected.
  2. A person shall not use precipitation collected under this article for drinking water or indoor household purposes.
  3. The state engineer may curtail rain barrel usage pursuant to section 37-92-502 (2)(a).

Source: L. 2016: Entire article added, (HB 16-1005), ch. 161, p. 510, § 1, effective August 10.