Indio Water Authority Turf Conversion Rebate

Requirements

• Apply and get approval before removing any lawn.
• Replant with low-water or native plants.
• $3 per sq ft, up to 10,000 sq ft, for residential customers who plant one new native tree for every 250 sq ft of turf removed.
• Apply and receive a Notice to Proceed before starting; the lawn must be in place at the pre-inspection.
• Artificial turf is no longer a reimbursable expense (since September 1, 2023).
• Acceptable native and desert-tolerant plants and trees are in the Lush and Efficient Landscape Guide at indiowater.org.

Steps, in order

1. Apply on Indio Water Authority’s site and wait for approval. Lawn removed before approval usually does not qualify.
2. Remove the lawn and plant to the requirements above.
3. Send what the program page asks for once the work is done.

Requirements

• Apply and get approval before removing any lawn.
• Replant with low-water or native plants.
• $2 per sq ft, up to 10,000 sq ft, for residential customers who do not plant a native tree.
• Commercial terms are not in the notice on file; the previous figure of $60,000 is withheld until the program page is read.
• Apply and receive a Notice to Proceed before starting; the lawn must be in place at the pre-inspection.
• Artificial turf is no longer a reimbursable expense (since September 1, 2023).
• Acceptable native and desert-tolerant plants and trees are in the Lush and Efficient Landscape Guide at indiowater.org.

Steps, in order

1. Apply on Indio Water Authority’s site and wait for approval. Lawn removed before approval usually does not qualify.
2. Remove the lawn and plant to the requirements above.
3. Send what the program page asks for once the work is done.