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Colorado

madamesilverspurs

(16,051 posts)

8. Needs some very serious thought.

Reply to fizzgig (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2015, 06:18 PM

Mar 2015

When visiting family in Washington State a couple years back, I was amazed to learn that residents aren't allowed to capture the rain off the roof; especially surprising given the area's well known raininess. Now they're looking at drought, with snowpack in the Olympic Mountains at 3% of normal.

Gonna get more interesting all over the place.

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Colorado "rain barrel bill" hits choppy water in tough House debate [View all] fizzgig Mar 2015 OP

I haven't lived in Colorado for almost nineteen years... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #1

i've been hearing about it since i was a kid fizzgig Mar 2015 #5

Saw this coming. silverweb Mar 2015 #2

the 600 gallon limit is enough to water your lawn once, maybe twice fizzgig Mar 2015 #4

Absolutely sickening. silverweb Mar 2015 #11

yes, people, colorado really has laws that forbid one to capture rainwater. a fact that niyad Mar 2015 #3

yeah, there is still some insanity here fizzgig Mar 2015 #6

I live in fundieville, so still lots of insanity. niyad Mar 2015 #7

I was amazed to find out about this. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #10

Needs some very serious thought. madamesilverspurs Mar 2015 #8

That changed in 2009 Canoe52 Mar 2015 #13

No kidding, it does all go the same place, it just saves potable water on the way Warpy Mar 2015 #9

Reason for debate - water company profits packman Mar 2015 #12

That's exactly it Warpy Mar 2015 #14