- State agencies in Colorado will be prohibited from using certain gas-powered lawn equipment during the summer, according to new rules adopted by the Colorado Air Quality Control Board.
- The rule applies from June to August and is aimed at reducing pollution.
- This rule does not affect homeowners’ own property.
Denver (KDVR) — State agencies in Colorado will be prohibited from using certain gas-powered lawn equipment during the summer, according to new rules adopted by the Colorado Air Quality Control Board.
This rule applies from June to August. During this period, state agencies will not be allowed to use gas-powered lawn equipment with engines less than 25 horsepower.
The new regulations also prohibit the use of gas-powered push mowers and other lawn equipment less than 10 horsepower on other public lands in metro Denver and the nine-county North Front Range Ozone Nonattainment Area. .
This region includes metro Denver and areas north of it through Larimer and Weld counties. The new rules will also be in effect from June to August and do not affect homeowners’ own properties.
The nonprofit CoPIRG Foundation released a report finding that gas-powered lawn mowers and other lawn equipment generated an estimated 671 tons of particulate pollution in 2020.
According to the report, this is equivalent to the pollution caused by more than 7 million cars.
CoPIRG also said lawn equipment generates an estimated 9,811 tons of volatile organic compounds that form ozone, along with 1,969 tons of nitrogen oxides each year.
The regulation will not take effect until 2025.
During the summer, the Regional Air Quality Council Voted to ban the sale of small gas-powered lawn equipment. To improve air quality in some Colorado counties.This proposal was denied By the state Air Quality Control Board.
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