Goleta Water Smart Landscape Rebate Program

Requirements

• Apply and get approval before removing any lawn.
• Replant with low-water or native plants.
• Mulch the converted area.
• Half the cost of drip parts, sprinkler efficiency retrofits, rotating nozzles, a smart controller or laundry-to-landscape graywater parts; planted areas under 3 inches or more of mulch; permeable surfaces qualify, artificial turf does not.
• Apply by email (conservation@goletawater.com) with the PDF application, a written project description, before photos with the lawn area, and a video of the sprinklers running if a drip retrofit is requested; no work before a dated Authorization to Proceed.
• The rebate is half the cost of pre-approved design, irrigation equipment, water-wise plants, mulch and permeable surfaces, paid against itemized receipts. It is not paid per square foot.
• One-time maximum of $750 per single-family meter; $2,000 per meter serving irrigated area for HOA, multifamily, commercial and dedicated irrigation meters, up to 2 meters or $4,000 per site. Design is capped at $250.
• 120 days from the Authorization to Proceed to finish, then receipts and after photos by the deadline; a check about 60 days later. Items not pre-approved are not rebated.
• New construction is not eligible and the program is not retroactive; the District reviews the site's water history.
• Phone (805) 964-6761. Separate residential and commercial application forms.

Steps, in order

1. Apply on Goleta Water District’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.