Arizona Native Landscaping Rebates

$1.50 per square foot for residential grass removal, up to $2,000 maximum. HOA/commercial projects up to $20,000. Minimum 500 sq ft of grass removal required. Must replace with low water-use plants (50% coverage post-conversion).

Rebate amounts were revised effective January 1, 2026, down from the previous $2 per square foot and $3,000 maximum.

Up to $2,000 for residential grass removal plus an additional $1,000 incentive available, with amounts varying by square footage. Non-residential customers (businesses and HOAs) can receive up to $30,000.

Gilbert also offers a separate smart irrigation controller rebate, up to $250 for residential customers and $400 for non-residential.

Up to $2,100 for removing established grass and replacing with low-water-use desert plants. Minimum 500 sq ft of healthy grass required. Converted areas must have 50% plant canopy coverage at maturity. Tree bonus adds up to $100.

Mesa also runs a separate program for commercial customers and HOAs, up to $50,000 at $2 per square foot with a 2,500 square foot minimum.

Residential grass removal incentive program for converting turf to low-water desert landscaping. Phoenix also operates a separate non-residential grass removal program for commercial properties and HOAs.

Phoenix has recently expanded its residential turf removal incentives.

Rebates for converting grass to water-wise landscaping based on measured removal area. Projects over 1,000 sq ft must include Arizona-friendly plants with minimum 25% mature canopy coverage. Artificial turf limited to 1,000 sq ft max per property. Two rebates allowed per program year.

The residential grass removal rebate closed October 31, 2025, and other residential removal rebates closed March 31, 2026. Scottsdale Water expects removal rebates to return with the next rebate season and offers an early-notification sign-up, and all removal rebates require a pre-inspection and Notice to Proceed, so grass already removed or in progress is not eligible.

$0.25 per square foot for converting grass to desert landscape, up to $2,000 per home. TreeBate: up to $75 for desert plant purchases. HOA/multi-family projects up to $20,000.

Tempe also offers separate rebates for high-efficiency irrigation upgrades, up to $500, and gray water systems, up to $200.

This program ended March 1, 2026 and is no longer accepting applications. While active, it paid $5 per square foot to replace ornamental turfgrass with low-water landscaping, plus $100 per new tree and $1 per gallon of rainwater harvesting basin capacity. The program replaced over 105,000 sq ft of turfgrass and saved nearly 4 million gallons of water annually. Tucson Water has not announced a successor program as of last verification - check their website for any new offerings.

A Turf Removal Rebate now exists for commercial and multifamily customers only, at $5 per square foot; residential customers currently have no turf rebate.

Up to $800 for grass-to-xeriscape (native plant) conversion; inspections and pre-approval before installation.

Existing homes: up to $3,000 at $1/sq ft. New homes: up to $500 ($0.50/sq ft).

Up to $3,000 to convert high-water grass to low-water plants (min 500 sq ft); AMWUA/ADWR plant list; 50% canopy at maturity.

Rebate equal to 50% of total turf removal cost, or a maximum based on $1.75 per square foot, whichever is lower. Minimum 200 square feet of natural grass replaced with xeriscape or artificial turf using AMWUA or ADWR Phoenix AMA low-water plant lists. A limited number of rebates are available each fiscal year (July through June), first-come, first-served (City of Buckeye rebates page, last verified June 2026).

Search "Turf Removal Rebate" on buckeyeaz.gov under Water Conservation. Both residential and commercial properties are eligible.

Eligible single-family residential water customers receive $2 per square foot of turf removed, up to $2,000, for replacing grass with low-water landscaping (City of Surprise Water Conservation, last verified June 2026).

The expanded rebate cycle deadlines were March 31, 2026 to apply and May 1, 2026 to complete the project.

The City pays a flat $400 for installing a low-water-use xeriscape landscape at a single-family home built within two years before the application date. Every plant must appear on the Arizona Department of Water Resources plant list for the Phoenix Active Management Area, and a full plant list with common and scientific names and quantities has to be handed to the City before the rebate is processed. Hardscape such as pools, patios, pavers, concrete and driveways does not count toward the landscaped area, and neither does artificial grass. Unplanted or bare soil does not qualify. Applications are processed first come, first served until the rebate funds are exhausted (City of Surprise Water Conservation Rebate Program Parameters, last verified August 2026).

Pays a 75% rebate, up to $2,500, for converting grass to rock and low-water-use plants (a separate 75% / $5,000 tier covers grass-to-artificial-turf, which is outside native-planting scope). City pre-approval, application, and before/after photos required; funded by the City Impost Fee Fund (City of Bullhead City; last verified June 2026).

$1.00/sq ft to convert an irrigated lawn to low-water, ideally native, plants. At least 50% low-water plants, rock cover capped at 20% of the new ground cover, drip irrigation only. Artificial turf is not eligible. Issued as a water account credit (City of Flagstaff Low Water Landscape Program page, last verified June 2026).

$1.00 per square foot of actively irrigated turf removed, or $1.25 per square foot when replaced with drought-tolerant, low-water, non-invasive plants. The City also rebates rain gardens at $3.00 per square foot and rainwater cisterns at $0.50 to $1.00 per gallon of storage (City of Prescott Water Conservation, last verified June 2026).

Turf replacement is one rebate within the Prescott WaterSmart Rebate Program.

Qualified homeowners within Town of Queen Creek municipal boundaries receive $2 per square foot or 75% of total project costs (whichever is less), up to $5,000 per property, to replace grass with low-water landscaping. Minimum 500 sq ft converted, at least 30% live plant canopy, and pre- and post-inspections required (Town of Queen Creek Residential Turf Conversion Incentive Program, last verified June 2026).

Applications closed in June 2026 after grant funding was fully allocated and the completion deadline passed. The town expects new funding in summer 2026, so check QueenCreekAZ.gov/Turf for reopening details and current terms.