Comments on: New rainwater rules don’t apply to most gardeners http://www.westerngardeners.com/new-rainwater-rules-dont-apply-to-most-gardeners.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:35:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jodi Torpey http://www.westerngardeners.com/new-rainwater-rules-dont-apply-to-most-gardeners.html/comment-page-1#comment-3307 Jodi Torpey Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:36:28 +0000 http://www.westerngardeners.com/?p=1255#comment-3307 Glad to be of service--I know how confusing the rainwater issue can be. Glad to be of service–I know how confusing the rainwater issue can be.

]]> By: Farmboy http://www.westerngardeners.com/new-rainwater-rules-dont-apply-to-most-gardeners.html/comment-page-1#comment-3303 Farmboy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:53:18 +0000 http://www.westerngardeners.com/?p=1255#comment-3303 Thank you for sharing this information about rainwater—there's a misconception (at least with myself and my friends and neighbors) that one's right to collect or inability to collect rainwater is based on local laws (i.e., Denver, Aurora, Highslands Ranch, etc.); I had know idea it was a state law. Also thanks for providing a link to the Colorado Rain Water Bill PDF. Though isn't it curious, even if we as gardeners (or homeowners) were to collect rainwater for watering our landscapes wouldn't the water still ultimately be returned to the water table or natural waterways that wouldn't impact the water rights of others? Particularly since collecting rainwater in a barrel is so minimal to the overall downpour of a typical Colorado rain shower—most of the runoff would end up in the nature waterways anyway. Thank you for sharing this information about rainwater—there’s a misconception (at least with myself and my friends and neighbors) that one’s right to collect or inability to collect rainwater is based on local laws (i.e., Denver, Aurora, Highslands Ranch, etc.); I had know idea it was a state law. Also thanks for providing a link to the Colorado Rain Water Bill PDF.

Though isn’t it curious, even if we as gardeners (or homeowners) were to collect rainwater for watering our landscapes wouldn’t the water still ultimately be returned to the water table or natural waterways that wouldn’t impact the water rights of others? Particularly since collecting rainwater in a barrel is so minimal to the overall downpour of a typical Colorado rain shower—most of the runoff would end up in the nature waterways anyway.

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