Resources
• Click here to view QQ’s handbook, a resource that provides more information about QQ, water quality and quantity law and regulation, local land use regulation as it intersects with water management, and the greater Colorado River Basin.
- Colorado Water Law Basics:
- Colorado Water Trust presentation link.
- Water Education Colorado Citizen’s Guides available for purchase, including one on Water Law Basics.
- EPA 5 year Review Report for French Gulch 2015
- Rain Gardens and Rain Collection. Rain gardens can slow down the flow of water into our waterways to reduce pollution transport and can be a substitute for turf or other water-intensive landscaping—and are beautiful! In 2016, Colorado law changed to allows Coloradans to collect rain water via rain barrels. Below is more guidance on rain gardens and rain collection:
o Utilizing Rainwater and Gravity: A Guide to Rain Gardens
o Building a Rain Garden in Colorado
o Guide to Rain Water Collection in Colorado