Santa Clara County single family homes, multi-family and business properties with 5,000 sq ft or more of irrigated landscape can receive rebates for replacing high water using plants such as irrigated turf grass, with low water using plants from our Approved Plant List and/or permeable hardscape. The table below describes the rebate amounts available.
| Property Type |
Rebate Amount |
Maximum Rebate |
Single Family (any size) or Multi-Family property with less than 5,000 sq ft of irrigated landscape
|
$75 per 100 sq ft |
$2,000 |
Business Property and/or Multi-Family property with 5,000 sq ft or more of irrigated landscape
|
$75 per 100 sq ft
|
$20,000
|
Single Family (any size) or Multi-Family Property with less than 5,000 sq ft
of irrigated landscape located within a cost-sharing partner area*
|
$150 per 100 sq ft for the first 1,333 sq ft
$75 per 100 sq ft for the next 1,333 sq ft
|
$3,000
|
Business and/or Multi-Family property with 5,000 sq ft or more of irrigate landscape located within a cost-sharing partner area*
|
$150 per 100 sq ft for the first 13,333 sq ft
$75 per 100 sq ft for the next 13,333 sq ft
|
$30,000
|
*For cost-sharing area information, please inquire with EGIA at (866) 970-7348.
Landscape Replacement Rebate Eligibility
Rebates are available for residents or businesses located within the Santa Clara County service area.
Applicants must attain pre-approval by submitting rebate application request form provided during pre-inspection survey.
Areas to be converted must have high water using landscape at the time of pre-inspection. Project that have been started, landscape that has been allowed to die, or project that have already been completed are not eligible.
Participants must currently own the property to be retrofitted.
Projects must be completed within 90 days of receiving application material.
Only mater/plants approved by Santa Clara Valley Water District will qualify for a rebate.
Labor, installation, construction costs, delivery charges, and hauling are not covered by this rebate.
Any manufacturer’s rebates or other rebates must be subtracted before figuring eligible project costs.
New construction does not qualify for the program as it is aimed at encouraging retrofitting of existing facilities.
Landscape Replacement Rebate Requirements
All exposed soil must be covered with a minimum 2” layer of mulch. A layer of impervious plastic that underlies the mulch is not permitted.
Concrete, plastic sheeting or other impermeable surfaces do not qualify.
There can be no net increase in the size of the irrigated area.
The re-landscaped area must be landscaped with one or more of the following qualifying replacement products: low water using plants (see approved list), mulch (bark, gravel, rock), and/or permeable hardscape.
Non-qualifying replacement products include, but are not limited to: artificial turf, vegetable gardens, lawn ornaments, impervious surfaces, hot tubs, building extensions, retaining walls, high water-using plants, sheds, pools, trellises, play ground materials and fences.
If an irrigation system is used, it must be one of the following: drip, soaker, bubbler, micro-spray, or underground irrigation system. Overhead spray is not allowed.
The irrigation system must be designed so lawn and shrubs are watered separately from each other (served through a separate valve that can be controlled independently)
To qualify, applicants must remove a minimum of 100 sq ft of high water using landscape.
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