Replace your turf grass and receive a rebate of up to 2 000.
Artificial grass incentives.
With the rebates in place more and more residents are opting to remove their natural grass lawn and replace it with more drought friendly plants and materials.
The sacramento county water agency scwa is providing this voluntary program to rebate qualifying residential and commercial customers for converting existing grass turf with native and drought tolerant landscaping.
Following the success of other incentive programs focusing on landscaping and turf grass removal the turf replacement program aims to combine turf removal irrigation modification and rainwater retention or filtration to support reuse or soil absorption of rainwater.
Artificial grass rebates are designed to take the financial burden off of homeowners when it comes to remaining in compliance with new state laws and regulations pertaining to water usage.
The department of water resources dwr has a rebate program for removing turf and replacing it with landscapes that require little water at california single family residences to support the state s drought response.
Scwa residential customers may receive a rebate of 50 square foot up to a maximum of 1 000 per household or 1 50 square foot.
Please be advised that the rebate is not available until after completion of the drought conversion project.