Outdoor Rebates
The Department of Utilities offers several types of rebates for outside the home or business to help customers save water and money.
- Grass Conversions - Up to $3,000 to convert grass to drought-tolerant landscapes
- Irrigation Upgrades - Up to $800 to upgrade irrigation systems
- Rain Barrels - Up to $150 for rain barrels
- Laundry-to-Landscape - Up to $150 toward laundry-to-landscape systems
General Requirements
The following are general requirements that apply to most or all water-saving rebates:
- Rebates are available to City of Sacramento water customers only.
- Applicants must be property owners or bill-paying tenants with written consent from the property owner.
- Rebates and applications are not retroactive.
- Certain rebates require a pre-qualification visit and approval from Water Conservation Staff before installation.
- All eligible work must be completed within the timeline specified in the rebate terms and conditions.
- After installation, Water Conservation staff will visit the site and verify as part of post-inspection.
- Once you have the approval from staff, receipt of checks can take as long as 90 days from the day of approval.
- The value of any rebate may be subject to state and federal taxation. Participants may wish to consult with a tax professional about possible tax liability.