Colorado: Residential rain barrels are allowed within limits
Colorado adopted legislation allowing qualifying residential properties to collect rainwater using up to two rain barrels with a combined storage capacity of 110 gallons for specified outdoor, nonpotable uses.
The legislation also addresses certain homeowners’ association restrictions. These provisions illustrate how a state can permit rainwater harvesting while setting boundaries on how it is carried out.
Source: Colorado General Assembly, HB16-1005.
Virginia: Small rain barrels and larger systems are treated differently
Virginia’s Department of Health states that ordinary rain barrels are excluded
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