Colorado Native Landscaping Rebates

$3 per square foot for traditional water-wise landscapes (shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses with mulch). $0.50/sq ft for water-wise grass using warm-season native or low-water grass. Applications accepted in spring and fall groups.

One-time payment via check.

$3.25 per square foot for replacing turf with ColoradoScape plants. $1.00/sq ft for hardscape (concrete, decks). Minimum 400 sq ft or entire front yard. Maximum 1,500 sq ft combined per account, which is about $4,875 at the plant rate. Artificial turf does not qualify.

Applications are first come, first served.

An upfront discount, not a rebate: up to $750 off turfgrass removal services through Denver Water's partnership with Resource Central. The 2026 discounts have all been allocated and Resource Central has closed applications for 2026; its 2027 interest list is open. Program timing and availability can change from year to year.

Residential turf removal runs through Resource Central with a Denver Water discount of up to $750; 2026 is fully allocated. Denver Water also offers free sprinkler system audits.

Rebate for removing high-water-use lawns and replacing with xeriscaping (low-water landscaping). Up to $2,000 per household while funds last.

Erie also offers additional water efficiency rebates for irrigation equipment and smart controllers.

Thornton Water offers rebates for replacing high-water turf with low-water xeriscape plants and mulch. Rate and maximum rebate amount vary by program year. Pre-approval required before any turf removal begins.

Confirm current rebate rate and program window at thorntonco.gov before planning a project. Amounts have varied by year.

Westminster Utilities offers the WaterWise Landscape program, paying per square foot for converting high-water turf to low-water xeriscape. Rate and caps vary by year. Pre-approval required before any conversion begins.

Westminster also offers a smart irrigation controller rebate. Confirm current rates at cityofwestminster.us before planning.

Water provider partnerships pay $1.75/sq ft (up to $750) toward Resource Central's turf removal service. Resource Central provides the crew, equipment, and composting, and the participant pays $1/sq ft. After the crew removes turf, you must plant at least 50% water-wise plants within 6 months. Minimum 200 sq ft. Applications for the 2026 Lawn Removal service opened March 9, 2026.

Resource Central provides the removal crew, and you cannot hire a separate contractor for this program.

$0.75 per square foot up to 1,000 sq ft ($750 max) per project. Additional native plant bonus of $0.25/sq ft (up to $1,000 total) when planting 80% or more native Colorado plants with 50% coverage at maturity. First-come, first-served.

Fort Collins also offers free sustainable landscape classes, sprinkler evaluations, and irrigation equipment rebates. Classes are optional for XIP; residential applicants must hold a customer meeting before starting turf removal.

City of Greeley residents (homeowners and landlords) receive $1.00 per square foot to convert a minimum of 500 square feet of healthy, well-watered turf to native and/or water-wise plantings, up to $3,000 per household per year. Requires watching or attending a class, registering for the WaterSmart portal, before-photos, and at least 50% live plant coverage at maturity per the Greeley Landscape Code; reimbursement after receipts (City of Greeley Water & Sewer; last verified June 2026).

This program is no longer offered.

The Town of Johnstown pays $1 to $2 per square foot, depending on project scope, to replace high water use turf grass with low or no water use plant beds or low water use grasses, capped at $2,000 per water account per year. Replacing high water use grass with low water use grass qualifies at the $1 per square foot rate. The rebate is paid as a credit on the utility account and cannot exceed the cost of the project. Applications for the 2026 season are CLOSED: the Town closed new applications on June 15, 2026, ahead of the published June 30 deadline, and states that residents who could not participate this year are encouraged to apply next summer. Residents who already applied may still complete their projects and submit the final project submittal form (johnstownco.gov Lawn Replacement Resources, last verified September 2026).

This program closed to new applications for 2026 on June 15 and is expected to reopen in February 2027. Johnstown also separately promotes the Resource Central Garden In a Box program.

Free native grass seed (up to $150 value) and free high-efficiency sprinkler nozzles (up to $100 value) for replacing traditional turf with native grasses. Expert advice and educational classes included.

Registration for 2026 is closed at capacity, though Colorado Springs also offers a New Home Landscape Incentive ($1 per square foot) for newly constructed homes. Contact lpace@csu.org for details.

Pays $1 per square foot of cool-season turf removed and converted to a meadowscape or native perennial garden, with a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 2,500 square feet (up to $2,500), for Eagle County residents including those served by the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District. A Beyond Lawn evaluation and report must be completed before applying. The combined 2026 maximum award (turf plus irrigation) is $7,500 (Eagle County Conservation District; last verified July 2026).

Pays up to $1 for every square foot of turf removed, to a maximum of $1,000 for residential customers. Requires 70% native plant coverage and prior design approval; applications accepted April 1 to September 1 (City of Brighton Utilities; last verified June 2026).

Reimbursement up to $2,000 residential (1,000 sq ft max). 2026 window open through Sep 1; paid after completion + inspection.

Pays $3.00 per square foot when turf is replaced with approved pollinator-supporting, low-water vegetation ($2.50/sq ft for low-water trees, shrubs, or native wildflower seed mix; $2.00/sq ft for approved low-water turf-grass varieties). Limited to parking strips in the public right-of-way; landscaping inside private property boundaries is not eligible. Existing turf must have automated irrigation and be relatively healthy, and the work must use a City-partner landscaping company. Funded by a Colorado Water Conservation Board grant plus a City match (City of Durango; last verified June 2026).

Pays residential Glenwood Water customers $2 per square foot of irrigated, established, non-native lawn removed and replaced with water-smart landscaping, up to 1,000 square feet (about $2,000). Requires a pre-removal site visit with City staff and a post-removal visit (City of Glenwood Springs, administered via Garfield Clean Energy; last verified June 2026).

This program is administered for the city by Garfield Clean Energy, also known as Clean Energy Economy for the Region.

Snowmass Water and Sanitation District rebates $2 per square foot of healthy cool season turf replaced with low-water plantings from the City of Aspen water-efficient landscaping guide, on up to 3,000 square feet per account. Areas converted to gravel or permeable hardscape earn $1 per square foot, capped at 1,000 square feet. The program is funded by a Colorado Water Conservation Board grant, funding is limited, and the rebate is applied to the water bill after a post-construction site visit. Projects must be completed by October 1, 2027.

The rebate arrives as a credit on your water bill after the final site visit, not as a check. Contact Darrell Smith, Water Resources Manager, before you start.

$2/sq ft converting high-water grass to low-water plants, or $1/sq ft to low-water grass/groundcover. Residential 300-2,000 sq ft. CWCB-grant funded.

Open until grant funds exhausted; confirm availability.

Pays residential applicants $4 per square foot of turf replaced, up to $750, for converting lawn to native meadowscaping and waterwise plants (permeable hardscape capped at 50%) anywhere in Summit County. The converted landscape must keep at least 50% vegetation cover at maturity; clover, fine and tall fescues, buffalo grass, and artificial turf are not eligible. A Water Smart Lawn irrigation assessment is required first, applications are due within 90 days of the paid invoice, and a verification audit is done before the check is mailed (High Country Conservation Center; last verified July 2026).

This is a county-wide program run by a nonprofit conservation center.

$2.50 per square foot for ColoradoScape conversions or $1.50 per square foot for low-water turf, up to 2,000 square feet per property, with a 250 square foot minimum. HRCA or SACC approval required. Applications accepted March 1 through October 1; conversions complete by November 1; first-come, first-served funding (Highlands Ranch Water turf replacement program page, last verified June 2026).

Rebate amount varies by replacement material and is set on approval; confirm current terms with Highlands Ranch Water.

Pinery Water and Wastewater District pays residential customers $5 per square foot of healthy, irrigated high-water-use plant material removed and replaced with low or zero-water plants, up to $2,000 per applicant, one rebate per address per calendar year. The rebate is a check after the final inspection. The 2026 program is full.

The 2026 program is full. Watch the District page for the 2027 guidelines; the initial inspection has to happen before you remove anything.

Pays up to $75 for converting irrigated turf to xeriscape, calculated on a square-footage basis (for example, 100 square feet earns $34), for Mount Werner Water & Sanitation District customers in the Steamboat Springs area. A landscape plan must be approved and followed, and the design must use the seven xeriscape principles. This is a small rebate (Mount Werner Water & Sanitation District; last verified July 2026).

The Town of Frederick pays $2 per square foot to replace water-thirsty turf grass with low or no-water plant beds or low-water grasses, capped at $2,000 per water account per year. The rebate is paid by check and cannot exceed the cost of the project. Artificial turf is not eligible, and living plants must make up half of each landscaped area at mature size. The 2026 round took submissions from February 1 to September 1, 2026, with projects completed and inspected by October 20, 2026.

The 2026 submission window closed on September 1, 2026. Designs are approved by Town staff first, then receipts and a final walkthrough close out the rebate.

The Town of Windsor pays $1 to $2 per square foot of living turfgrass removed from the front yard, depending on project scope, up to a maximum of $2,000 per water account per year. At least 200 square feet of turfgrass must be replaced, and the new design must be at least 50% living plant material (low-water-use plants or grasses plus mulch); artificial turf is not eligible (Town of Windsor; last verified July 2026).

This program is distinct from a similarly named turf rebate in Windsor, California.