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Synthetic Turf Rebates

Cities and towns throughout California offer synthetic turf rebates. Homeowners and business owners qualify when they replace their lawns with synthetic turf. Since synthetic turf doesn’t need water, making the switch helps save resources. That said, a city may need to inspect and approve your project before you replace your lawn in order to qualify for a rebate.

Municipalities also tend to update their synthetic turf rebate programs. Check with your local water provider to ensure you have the most up to date info. Below are some water districts that offer synthetic turf rebates. If you are only using artificial grass as an accent in your garden, there are also landscape rebates and irrigation rebates listed at the bottom of the page.

Artificial Grass Rebates

Looking for artificial grass rebates?  You have come to the right place. There are a lot of artificial grass rebates out there. Your county or city may offer them. Read on to find out if there is one in your area and if your new faux lawn can qualify.

Contra Costa Water District

Serves: Antioch, Bay Point, Brentwood (portion), Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Martinez (portion), Oakley, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Port Costa, and Walnut Creek (portion).

The Contra Costa Water District has updated its rebate program. It now gives a rebate of $1 per square foot of lawn replaced. Take note that you will no longer qualify for the program if you replace all your lawn with artificial turf. The program requires replacing “at least 50% of the area with living plant cover once the plants are fully grown.”

The district wants to entice people to replace their water-thirsty grass with trees, shrubs, and similar plants. Property owners can still install small areas of artificial turf. They just need to meet the 50% requirement and hire a licensed contractor to install the turf.

Estero Municipal Improvement District

Serves Foster City and part of City of San Mateo.

Homeowners are eligible for a rebate of $4 per square foot of lawn converted to a synthetic surface. The max rebate is $5,000. Irrigation customers (which may include commercial property owners and multi-family dwellings) are eligible for a rebate of $4 per square foot. Max rebate is $10,000 per customer.

Rebates are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

More rebates are available for taking other water-conservation measures. This includes converting sections of lawn to drought-resistant plants, using at least 60 CCF bi-monthly, converting to smart irrigation devices, and replacing sprinklers with Pressure Regulating Sprinkler Heads and Rotating Nozzles.

Monterey Area

The California American Water and Monterey Peninsula Water Management District offer rebates to those that converted their lawns to drought tolerant landscaping. That includes artificial grass.

Homeowners can get rebates of $1 per square foot of lawn replaced. No more than 2,500 square feet of lawn area replaced can qualify.

  • Click here for more info about the program (and rebates for additional water-saving measures).

Business owners may qualify for a rebate of $1 per square foot of lawn replaced. They must also use drought tolerant plants and materials. Rebates are limited to 5,000 square feet of lawn area.

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Santa Cruz

The city of Santa Cruz offers rebates of $1 per square foot of lawn replaced. Replaced areas must have “very low or low water use plants or permeable landscape surfaces”. That also includes fake grass. Homeowners are eligible for a max rebate of $1,000. Multi-family and commercial customers are eligible for a max rebate of $5,000.

Landscape Rebates & Irrigation Rebates

Landscape rebates and irrigation rebates may be a better fit for your project. These programs are for those only using synthetic grass as an accent. These rebates are only for those replacing their entire lawn with low-water plants. Here are the landscape rebates and irrigation rebates offered by other water districts and programs.

East Bay Municipal Utility District

Serves 1.3 mil in: Richmond, Albany, Berkeley, Piedmont, Oakland, Alameda, San Leandro, Castro Valley, Lafayette, Alamo, Walnut Creek, Danville, and San Ramon.

East Bay MUD offers two rebates. The Lawn Conversion program offers rebates of “$0.75 per square foot of lawn converted to sustainable landscaping.” Rebates may not exceed $2,000 for residential and multi-family properties (in a 24-month period). The max for commercial properties is $15,000.

Property owners can add to their rebates by also applying to the California’s rebate program. This program offers a rebate of $2 per square foot of lawn switched to sustainable landscaping.

East Bay MUD offers an Irrigation Equipment rebate too. Rebate amounts vary and depends on the equipment being replaced. Check the full summary for more details. At this time, the district doesn’t offer any rebates when you replace your lawn with faux grass.

Solano County Water Agency

Serves Fairfield, Vallejo, Vacaville, Suisun City, Benicia, Dixon, and Rio Vista.

Rebates here are $1 per square foot of lawn replaced. You must use water-efficient landscaping. Max rebate is $1,000 for homeowners. For commercial customers, it’s $5,000.
As of now, no rebates are available for synthetic grass replacement.

  • Click here for more info about the residential program (and additional water-saving measures).
  • Click here for more info about the commercial program.

 Soquel Creek Water District

Serves Aptos, La Selva Beach, Opal Cliffs, Rio Del Mar, Seascape, Soquel, and portions of the City of Capitola.

Soquel Creek Water District offers “50% of materials cost up to $1 per square foot of turf replaced with low-water use grasses and/or low-water use plants.” Artificial grass no longer qualifies for the program.

Save Our Water Rebate Program

The Institutional Turf Replacement Program offers the Save Our Water Rebate program. The Institutional Turf Replacement Program is an agency formed by the Dept. of Water Resources, the CA Conservation Corps, the Local Govt Commission and the Habitat Corridor Project.

An eligible household may qualify for a rebate up to $2 per square foot of removed and replaced sod.