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Text Size: City of Santa Monica Home About / Contact News Business Climate Rebates Food Task Force on the Environment OSE Categories Buying Green Education Energy Green Building Hazardous Materials Landscape Resource Recovery & Recycling Sustainability Transportation Urban Runoff Water Water Home Water Saving Tips & Resources Water Saving Consultations Water Neutrality Water Use Allowances Rules & Regulations Landscape & Gardening Rainwater Harvesting City Water Service More Bay Saver Fee Ordinance Good Housekeeping Ordinance Graywater Retrofit Upon Sale Pay Your Bill Sustainable SM Newsletter -- -- Sustainable SM Newsletter -- -- SustainableSM Newsletter Water Efficiency Contact: (310) 458-8972 savewater@smgov.net UPDATE Landscape Rebate Programs Closed for FY19-20 -- Landscape Rebate Programs (Cash for Grass and Spray to Drip) are now closed as funding has been depleted. As a result, no new applications are being accepted. We anticipate these rebate programs will resume the next 2020-2021 Fiscal Year (which starts July 1, 2020). However, this is dependent upon available funds and Council approval. Please check back for status updates. If you have any questions, please email savewater@smgov.net or call 310-458-8972, x1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Spray to Drip Rebate - Program Guidebook   Spray to Drip Rebate - Installation Checklist   -- Cash for Grass Rebate is Going Strong!  -- Can we talk about the elephant in your yard? The one that keeps your water bill high and that you spend all that time mowing, feeding, and watering every week. The City’s popular Cash for Grass Rebate program will help you get rid of that water hogging lawn and replace it with a beautiful new California inspired garden The rebate is is available for all single-family, multi-family and commercial properties. It is the Santa Monica way! The Cash for Grass Rebate program is closed for the 2018-19 Fiscal Year which ends June 30, 2019. No more applications will be processed at this time. However, we are still accepting applications for when the program reopens on July 1, 2019. THANK YOU FOR APPLYING!   -- Cash for Grass Rebate - IMPORTANT INFORMATION  Cash for Grass Rebate Guide   Cash for Grass Installation Checklist   -- Rain Harvest Rebate Rain Harvest Rebate Program Information Santa Monica offers a valuable service to help residents and businesses save water. Water Use Consultations are on hold due to the COVID-19 Emergency Water Use Consultation A free service, one of Santa Monica’s water conservation experts will visit your home or business and provide you with specific ways you can reduce your water use and point you to incentives that can help. Sign-up form Landscape Consultations Santa Monica has partnered with professional landscape designers who will meet with at your home and provide expert advice on ways you can most effectively implement sustainable landscaping in your yard. This service is $50.00 for a two hour consultation.   Sign-up form --   Santa Monica must reduce its water use by 20% as part of the statewide water restrictions imposed earlier this year. Staying under your Water Use Allowance is the best way you can help Santa Monica meet this goal. Those residents who use less than 22 HCF in single-family homes and 11 HCF per unit in multi-family buildings (per billing cycle) are already meeting the water conservation threshold.   Your efforts to conserve water are key to Santa Monica’s success in beating this drought.   My Water Report Tips to Save Water -- Rebates Santa Monica has enhanced water conservation rebates. Save water, natural gas and electricity with a new washer. Rebates Report Water Waste See a broken sprinkler, water running down the gutter, or any water waste in Santa Monica? Be a water hero! Report Water Waste Latest Drought Info Drought response news, frequently asked questions, and City of Santa Monica water policy and plans. Latest Drought Info -- City of Santa Monica © 2020 Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and the Environment 1685 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90401 · (310) 458-2213 · TTY (310) 917-6626 Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Policy | Contact Us...