2. Rain Garden
Add a rain garden to your landscape and receive a rebate! Rain gardens allow water from downspouts to soak into the ground instead of flowing into storm drains.
3. Landscape Conversion
Transform your water-thirsty lawn or swimming pool into a water-wise landscape and receive a Landscape Conversion Rebate. Save 36 gallons per year for every square foot transformed!
10. In-line Drip Irrigation
Replace standard sprinklers watering plants and shrubs with in-line drip irrigation and receive a rebate!
12. Smart Irrigation Controller
Upgrade a standard irrigation controller to a WaterSense-certified smart controller that utilizes local weather data or soil moisture sensing to automatically adjust your irrigation schedule and receive an Irrigation Upgrade Rebate. Save about 51 gallons per day after you upgrade!
11. Rain Sensor
Avoid wasting water while it rains by adding a rain sensor to your smart irrigation controller and receive a rebate!
5. "Laundry-to-Landscape" Graywater System
Install a Graywater Laundry-to-Landscape system that diverts water from your washing machine to your landscape and receive a rebate! This project can be Do-It-Yourself or installed by a trained professional and can save about 6,600 gallons or more per year.
6. Online Shopping Cart
Receive free water conservation devices such as WaterSense-certified showerheads, high-efficiency sink aerators, and literature to help save water in your homes and/or businesses through Valley Water’s eCart program.
7. Rain Barrels and Cisterns
Receive a Rainwater Capture Rebate for installing rain barrels and cisterns to collect rainwater from existing downspouts. Collect and save about 8 gallons of water per year for every gallon of storage capacity.
9. High-efficiency sprinklers (nozzles/bodies)
Replace conventional sprinkler bodies and nozzles with high-efficiency equipment and receive an Irrigation Equipment Upgrade Rebate including but not limited to WaterSense-certified sprinkler bodies. Save about 1.5 gallons per day per high-efficiency sprinkler installed!
8. Submeter
Install a qualified submeter that measures individual units’ water use and receive a Submeter Rebate. Adding submeters can reduce water use by 15-30%, or about 18,600 gallons per year per submeter!
1. Water Wise Outdoor Surveys
Schedule a free Water Wise Outdoor Survey with an irrigation expert and learn how you can reduce your outdoor water use. Surveys are available to single-family, multi-family, and commercial properties with landscapes under ½ acre in Santa Clara County. Save about 8,300 gallons in the first year (savings vary based on recommendations and following up on maintenance or upgrade opportunities).
4. WaterSavings.org
Visit WaterSavings.org for additional information on Valley Water’s conservation programs, resources, videos, and more! Valley Water offers rebate funding or free resources for nearly every type of water-saving project and every property type in Santa Clara County.
