Date: 09/27/2013

Final
Best Management Practices for Urban Landscapes

WATER RESOURCES REVIEW COMMITTEE

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11:42 AM -- Best Management Practices for Urban Landscapes


11:43 AM -- Kristen Fefes, GreenCO Executive Team and Legislative Liaison for GreenCO, distributed a printout of their presentation (Attachment C) to the committee. Ms. Fefes explained that GreenCO is comprised of seven landscape related trade groups and said they are involved in both the construction and agriculture industries. Ms. Fefes talked about the role of water in urban landscapes and stressed the equal importance of the design, installation, and maintenance in creating and maintaining healthy urban landscapes.

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11:49 AM -- Brenda O'Brien Water Projects Manager and Best Management Practices Outreach, GreenCO, discussed the evolution of GreenCO's Best Management Practices (BMP), the GreenCO's BMP manual and its role in GreenCO's training program, and identified the organizations that helped to develop the BMP manual. Ms. O'Brien talked about the integration of GreenCO's BMPs into local practice including the roles that Governor Owen, the CWCB, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) played in that integration. She gave an overview of some of GreenCO's BMP outreach efforts including the creation and distribution of educational fact sheets and "how-to" videos. Ms. O'Brien talked about GreenCO's future goals related to BMPs.

12:01 PM -- Ms. Fefes talked about recent BMP legislative efforts including House Bill 10-1358, concerning a requirement for new home builders to offer home buyers water efficiency options, and Senate Bill 13-183, concerning water conservation measures in common interest communities. She discussed legislative policies and commitments made by GreenCO.

12:04 PM

The committee recessed for lunch.