From The Pueblo Chieftain (Chris Woodka):
A bill that initially sought to tie water supplies for new developments to minimal landscaping irrigation was signed into law Friday by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The bill, SB17, was amended as it moved through the state Legislature to identify and encourage “best practices” that could be used by cities, water districts and homeowners to limit outdoor water consumption.
It also referred further legislation to the interim water resources committee of the Legislature to determine if any mandatory limits are needed.
The original legislation would have limited irrigated landscaping to 15 percent of any new development that used water obtained from agricultural dry-up.
The Colorado Water Congress opposed the legislation because it interfered with local control and ignored benefits provided by lawns.
More 2014 Colorado legislation coverage here.