An update from the Palm Springs Post email August 24th, 2022, “FYI: Their report in yesterday’s newsletter on the possibility of the city matching turf conversion rebates failed to mention what rebates would be matched. Desert Water Agency (DWA) currently offers a rebate program for its customers here, and those are the rebates the city will likely consider matching. They included that detail in the online version of the article, but it didn’t make it into the newsletter version.”
Desert Water Agency Offering Incentives to Your Lawn. Due to the extreme drought (and it doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon), the Coachella Valley Water District is offering a rebate program to remove your green grass which needs water to survive with native plants or astro turf.
The Desert Water Agency’s rebate requires approval, which are on a first come – first serve basis and approval in writing to the homeowner before work starts.
Officials from Coachella Valley Water District say this program will help save around nine million gallons of water per year.
Residential Turf Conversion Program – now $3 per square-foot (requires pre-approval)
For residential customers, rebates are available at $3 per square foot. Eligible project areas must have a green or golden-brown lawn (with full thatch attached) and must be a minimum of 200 square feet, up to a maximum of 10,000 square feet, per project area. Grass must be replaced with a combination of desert-friendly plants and permeable landscape surfaces with a minimum 25% plant canopy distributed throughout the converted area. Artificial turf projects are acceptable.
https://www.cvwd.org/585/Residential-Rebates
For residents of Rancho Mirage, the City of Rancy Mirage is adding $750,000 toward the Desert Water Agency’s Turf Rebate Program. Watch the video below for more details.
The City of Palm Springs has also issued a pamphlet with more details turf removal and water efficient landscapes. There offer some great and beautiful ideas if you chose to replace your lawn.
The CVWD offer a booklet of Native/Desert Friendly plants – click HERE to download your copy.
Here is a link to the Desert Water Agency Residential Grass Removal Incentive Application.
What do you think? Would you remove all your green (or maybe not so green now) grass to replace it with more desert plants or astrotuf?
Here’s a recent article “As drought lingers, city may consider helping convert lawns to save water” from the Palm Springs Post – Click here to read