Water Conservation Infographic

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.

• Frequently Asked Questions: https://valleywater.dropletportal.com/faq/rainwater
• Program Overview: https://www.valleywater.org/saving-water/rebates-surveys/landscape-rebates
• Qualified Rain Garden Plants: valleywater.dropletportal.com/documents/pdf/SCVWD_Qualified_Rain_Garden_Plants.pdf

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!

• Program Overview: valleywater.org/saving-water/rebates-surveys/landscape-rebates
• Frequently Asked Questions: valleywater.dropletportal.com/faq/landscape
• Qualifying Plants List: valleywater.dropletportal.com/public/pdf/plant_list/full/
• Get started with these guides: valleywater.org/saving-water/outdoor-conservation/landscape-guides-resources

10. In-line Drip Irrigation

Replace standard sprinklers watering plants and shrubs with in-line drip irrigation and receive a rebate!

• Program Overview: valleywater.org/saving-water/rebates-surveys/landscape-rebates
• Frequently Asked Questions: valleywater.dropletportal.com/faq/drip
• Qualified Inline Drip: valleywater.dropletportal.com/documents/pdf/SCVWD_Qualified_Drip.pdf

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!

• Program Overview: valleywater.org/saving-water/rebates-surveys/landscape-rebates
• Frequently Asked Questions: scvwd.dropletportal.com/faq/irrigation
• Qualifying Smart Controllers List: scvwd.dropletportal.com/documents/pdf/SCVWD_Qualified_Controllers.pdf
• Learn how to program your irrigation controller: valleywaterscheduler.com
• Keep your landscape beautiful while using less water: valleywater.org/saving-water/outdoor-conservation/sprinklers-irrigation

11. Rain Sensor

Avoid wasting water while it rains by adding a rain sensor to your smart irrigation controller and receive a rebate!

• Program Overview: valleywater.org/saving-water/rebates-surveys/landscape-rebates
• Frequently Asked Questions: valleywater.dropletportal.com/faq/irrigation
• Keep your landscape beautiful while using less water: valleywater.org/saving-water/outdoor-conservation/sprinklers-irrigation

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.

• Laundry to Landscape Graywater System Application: cloud.valleywater.org/ords/r/appweb/graywater-laundry-to-landscape-rebate-program/login
• Get started and learn about other graywater systems: valleywater.org/saving-water/outdoor-conservation/about-graywater

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.

• Program Overview: valleywater.org/saving-water/rebates-surveys/landscape-rebates
• Frequently Asked Questions: valleywater.dropletportal.com/faq/rainwater

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!

• Program Overview: valleywater.org/saving-water/rebates-surveys/landscape-rebates
• Frequently Asked Questions: scvwd.dropletportal.com/faq/irrigation
• Qualifying High Efficiency Nozzles: scvwd.dropletportal.com/documents/pdf/SCVWD_Qualified_Nozzles.pdf
• Qualifying High Efficiency Bodies: scvwd.dropletportal.com/documents/pdf/SCVWD_Qualified_Bodies.pdf

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).

• Water Wise Survey Request Form: access.valleywater.org/s/new-service-request?typecodeid=a0O4W00001grQExUAM

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.