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Rebates & Free Services
NEW! Cash for Grass
Low water landscapes can be vibrant, beautiful gardens! We can help offset some of the costs of your new garden with our rebate program, now increased to $1.50/sq ft of lawn removed!
Indoor and Outdoor WaterSmart Check-Up
Ever wondered how efficient your property is? Having issues trying to reduce your use? Click on the video above to have our staff walk you through a Do-It-Yourself WaterSmart Home Checkup. Free showerheads and faucet aerators are provided upon completion of your WaterSmart Survey.
Clothes Washer
Is your clothes washer on its last leg? Consider purchasing a clothes washing machine off the Consortium for Energy Efficiency list, and you may get a one-time credit on your next water bill. Electronic submissions are accepted.
FREE WaterSmart Devices
Request free showerheads, toilet flappers, toilet dye tabs, sink aerators, hose nozzles and a WaterSmart Home Checkup Kit
Irrigation Efficiency Rebate
Not quite ready to remove your lawn? Is your controller from the 1980s? Have you been thinking of converting your spray system to drip irrigation? You may be eligible for a rebate of some of the cost for the materials you install!
Rainwater Harvesting
Every time it rains, this naturally softened (and free) water is dumped on your property! Don't let it all flow away! Capture it to use it in your garden when you want to, your plants will thank you. You might even qualify to get money from us to do so, so why not put in a couple of barrels or more!
Multi-Family Only – Large Landscape Check-Up Program
Do you want to know how efficient your irrigation system is? Are you confident that your irrigation timer is set correctly? Let us help you by creating a personalized water use analysis for your site, provide assistance in scheduling your timer, and identifying inefficiencies within your irrigation system. After the check-up, a complete report will be provided of our findings, suggestions, and information on other possible rebates you may benefit from.
Recirculating Hot Water Pump
Do you wake up on those cool mornings to turn on the shower or sink and let the water run for 30-120 seconds, waiting for that cozy warm water to come out of your pipes? Do you watch all that clean (but honestly, I'm not showering in that, it's freezing) water going down the drain? How about installing a pump that just moves the water in your existing pipes so you never really use (or lose) it?
Service Split Incentive Rebate
Many properties in Santa Rosa have one water meter that serves both indoor and outdoor water use. Separate your irrigation system from your indoor use by installing a dedicated irrigation meter and receive up to a 100% reimbursement for many of the costs associated such as the Encroachment Permit, Building Permit, Meter and Processing fee, backflow device, and pressure regulating device.
Graywater
Use the water from your clothes washer to water your garden. We have a rebate to help you install a re-use system.
Sustained Reduction
Is there a technology or hardware you want to install but we don't have a rebate for it? If it can achieve a sustainable reduction every month in water use and wastewater flow, you may qualify for $200 for every 1,000 gallons reduced!
WaterSmart Check-Up
Get some one-on-one time with our water efficiency staff to review the water consumption on your property. We'll walk through the indoor portion (non-irrigation) of the property and test your fixtures for flow rates and inspect for leaks. Once complete we will generate a report with our findings as well as any recommendations that are specific to your site to help you reduce your water use.
Large Landscape Check-Up Program
Do you want to know how efficient your irrigation system is? Are you confident that your irrigation timer is set correctly? Let us help you by creating a personalized water use analysis for your site, provide assistance in scheduling your timer, and identifying inefficiencies within your irrigation system. After the check-up, a complete report will be provided of our findings, suggestions, and information on other possible rebates you may benefit from.
Commercial Kitchen Rebate
The WaterSmart Commercial Kitchen Rebate applies to any business that provides food such as a cafeteria, lunchroom, cafe, bistro, fast food establishment, food stand, tavern, bar, lounge, catering facility, hospital kitchen, day care kitchen, and nursing home kitchen, or pet shelter, kennel, and veterinary facility in which food is provided to animals?
Apply and save UP TO 100% on water and energy saving appliances.
Cash for Grass Rebate
Since turf consumes most of the water in landscape, why not just replace it? Low water landscapes don't have to be barren ugly patches of dirt or weeds, and we can help offset some of the costs with our rebate program.
Irrigation Efficiency Rebate
Not quite ready to remove your lawn? Is your controller from the 1980s? Have you been thinking of converting your spray system to drip irrigation? You may be eligible for a rebate of some of the cost for the materials you install!
High Efficiency Urinal Rebate
Replace your old 1 gallon per flush urinal with a new WaterSense labeled urinal that uses less than a pint, and receive a rebate.
Clothes Washers
Your machines are probably running all the time! Wash after wash, and probably using a load (pun intended) of water! Why not upgrade your machines to a water efficient model and use less water with each wash load by your customers or residents?
Rainwater Harvesting
Every time it rains, this naturally softened (and free) water is dumped on your property! Don't let it all flow away! Capture it to use it in your garden when you want to, your plants will thank you. You might even qualify to get money from us to do so, so why not put in a couple of barrels or more!
Graywater
Use the water from your clothes washers to water your landscape. We have a rebate to help you install a re-use system.