How to Get the Landscaping for Clean Water Rebate
Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District · Dakota County / south Twin Cities metro, MN
What you get
A $400 cost-share grant for installing a rain garden or native/pollinator planting, available after completing the Landscaping for Clean Water design course. Funded by Dakota County watershed organizations and open to the Lower Mississippi River WMO area of Ramsey County as well. Requires the design course and pre-approval before planting (Dakota County SWCD; last verified June 2026).
- Residential: $400 cost-share grant (after the design course)
Are you eligible?
- Be a Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District customer
- Property located in: Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights
- Resident of Dakota County (or the Lower Mississippi River WMO area of Ramsey County)
- Complete the Landscaping for Clean Water design course first (small course fee)
- Install a rain garden or native/pollinator planting
- Apply for the grant and get approval before installing
Before you start
Do not remove turf or begin work before you have written approval. This program requires pre-approval. Starting early can disqualify the project even if everything else is correct.
The application checklist
How to apply for the Landscaping for Clean Water
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Check eligibility
Make sure you qualify with Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District before you start.
- 2
Get pre-approval if required
Some programs require approval before any work begins. Check with Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District and take before photos of the existing yard first.
- 3
Do the work
Complete the project, take before and after photos, and save every receipt.
- 4
Submit your application
Send Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District the completed application with your photos and receipts, then watch for the confirmation.
Get help applying
Want a hand with the application?
A 30-minute call with Stephen, the founder. He reads the Landscaping for Clean Water rules with you, tells you what to photograph and file first, and answers anything this page does not cover.
Confirm your project ZIP first. If this program does not serve your address, do not buy; check your city or utility on the rebates page instead.
One-time $29.99. Guidance, not filing: you submit to the program yourself. Not legal or financial advice. Rebate amounts and approval are decided by the program.
Every program listed cites its official source, and each program page shows the date we last verified it against that source. Program details change throughout the year, so always confirm requirements, amounts, and eligibility directly with the program before starting work. Pollinator Patch is not affiliated with any rebate program and does not guarantee approval.
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