Utah Admin. Code R653-11-9 - Water Efficient Landscaping
(1)
(a) Except as otherwise determined by the
division under Subsection (2), water efficient landscaping, for purposes of
Sections R653-11-7 and
R653-11-8, is a mixture of
inorganic and organic ground cover that:
(i)
controls the invasion of common weeds and grasses;
(ii) includes perennial, water efficient
plants, shrubs, or trees; and
(iii)
water efficient plants and shrubs, excluding tree canopy, cover 50% or more of
the project area at maturity;
(iv)
has a drip irrigation system that:
(A)
replaces the existing irrigation system servicing the project area;
(B) minimizes evapotranspiration losses;
and
(C) maintains the water
efficient plants, shrubs, and trees in the project area in a healthy state;
and
(v) is officially
approved by the division, its contractors, or a district.
(b) All treatment locations in the project
area, not otherwise covered in brick, or stone shall be covered in 2-4 inches
of permeable gravel, rock, bark, compost mulch, or similar material to control
weeds and improve the appearance of the landscaping.
(c) Water efficient landscaping may include
permeable:
(i) weed barrier fabric;
and
(ii) configurations of pavers,
brick, stone, and similar hard surfaced materials, provided the project area
satisfies the 50% plant and shrub cover requirement with the treated area
counted as contributing nothing toward that cover.
(d) Water efficient landscaping does not
include:
(i) a swimming pool, pond, fountain,
waterfall, rivulet, or similar above ground landscape water feature;
(ii) concrete or artificial turf;
and
(iii) a project area
configuration that leaves adjacent strips of lawn less than eight feet in
width.
(2) The
division may approve a district's request to use or partially use its program
guidelines definition of "water efficient landscaping" in lieu of the
definition in Subsection (1), if the division determines that application of
the program guidelines' definition will:
(a)
conserve as much or more water as the definition in Subsection (1);
(b) satisfy environmental needs;
and
(c) further the water
conservation objectives in Section
73-10-37.
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