Iowa Water Rebates
Des Moines, Iowa Water Rebates
Des Moines is named on 3 residential programs we track. The cap on each card is the program's own published figure, with the provider and the date we last checked it.
What the stated caps add up to in Des Moines
Turf rebates, stormwater fee credits, tree programs, and federal cost-share are listed separately. A dollar is included in the total only when that program states a cap and is still open. Fee credits stated as a percentage, and USDA programs with no published dollar figure, stay on the list and stay out of the total.
Federal cost-share
Conservation Reserve Program: Pollinator Habitat (CP-42)
USDA FSA
No dollar cap in our directory.
No dollar cap is published for this program in our directory. Left out of the total.
Source, checked 2026-09-30
Federal cost-share
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
USDA NRCS
No dollar cap in our directory.
No dollar cap is published for this program in our directory. Left out of the total.
Source, checked 2026-09-30
Federal cost-share
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA NRCS
No dollar cap in our directory.
No dollar cap is published for this program in our directory. Left out of the total.
Source, checked 2026-09-30
Federal rows are Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Reserve Program: Pollinator Habitat (CP-42), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Payment rates are set by USDA and are not copied here because this directory does not hold a verified dollar figure for them (last reviewed 2026-09-30). Confirm stacking rules with each provider before you apply to more than one.
Rebates available
50% of total project cost, up to $2,000 per property owner · Verified June 2026
Stormwater BMP Subsidy Program
Open the official program site (opens in new tab)How to apply
- What the provider paysReimburses property owners 50% of the total project cost, with a reimbursement limit of $2,000, for rain gardens, native landscaping, soil-quality restoration, and streambank stabilization (rain barrels also eligible). City of Des Moines; last verified June 2026.
- Pre-approval is required before workCity of Des Moines
Requirements
- Property within the City of Des Moines
- Rain garden, native landscaping, soil-quality restoration, or streambank stabilization
- Reimbursement after project completion
Up to 75% of project cost for rainscaping practices · Verified October 2026
Easter Lake Watershed Project Rainscaping Cost-Share
Open the official program site (opens in new tab)How to apply
- What the provider paysThis project has ended and is no longer accepting applications. It was a special project that offered cost share on rainscaping practices only to landowners inside the Easter Lake Watershed. The same practices are now cost-shared at 50% anywhere in Polk County through Polk SWCD's REAP P Urban Stormwater Cost Share, and residents of unincorporated Polk County and small towns without their own Rain Campaign program can also apply to the PLaNT Program (confirmed by Polk SWCD staff, October 2026).
- Pre-approval is required before workPolk Soil & Water Conservation District
Requirements
- Own land inside the Easter Lake Watershed boundary
- Itemized project estimate, designs with design review checklists where needed, W-9, and Assistance Request Form
- Pre-approval by vote of the Polk SWCD Commissioners before any installation
- Post-install certification inspection against design specifications
- Original paid bills submitted for reimbursement
- Notarized maintenance agreement recorded with the Polk County Recorder
50% of eligible or estimated costs, whichever is less · Verified October 2026
REAP P Urban Stormwater Cost Share
Open the official program site (opens in new tab)How to apply
- What the provider paysPolk Soil & Water Conservation District cost-shares 50% of eligible or estimated expenses, whichever is less, for urban stormwater practices on non-agricultural land anywhere in Polk County: rain gardens, native landscaping, bioretention cells, bioswales, green roofs, permeable pavement, soil quality restoration, and detention basins. These practices have no per-project dollar cap. Homeowners and businesses can apply. The office uses your project estimate to set the cost-share amount up front, and taxes on an invoice are not eligible. Most practices carry a 10-year recorded maintenance agreement (20 years for detention basins). REAP P can be combined with city or other programs up to 75% of the total cost, as long as you tell the office about the other cost share. New funding arrives each July and applications are first come, first serve; apply any time, with May to July suggested so the office has time to plan (Polk SWCD program staff; last verified October 2026).
- Stated windowApplications accepted any time, first come, first serve until funding runs out. New funding arrives each July; applying May to July is suggested.
- Pre-approval is required before workPolk Soil & Water Conservation District
Requirements
- Non-agricultural land anywhere in Polk County; homeowners and businesses can apply
- Eligible practice: rain garden, native landscaping, bioretention cell, bioswale, green roof, permeable pavement, soil quality restoration, or detention basin
- Project estimate submitted with the application so the cost-share amount is set before work begins
- Recorded maintenance agreement: 10 years for most practices, 20 years for detention basins
- Tell the office about any other cost share; combined cost share cannot exceed 75% of the total cost
Des Moines Water Rebate FAQs
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