How to Get the Turf Replacement Program
Highlands Ranch Water (Centennial Water and Sanitation District) · South Denver Metro (Douglas County), CO
What you get
$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).
- Residential: $2.50/sq ft ColoradoScape or $1.50/sq ft low-water turf, up to 2,000 sq ft
Are you eligible?
- Be a Highlands Ranch Water (Centennial Water and Sanitation District) customer
- Property located in: Highlands Ranch
- Highlands Ranch Water residential customer
- Application reviewed and approved before starting the project
- Replace high-water-use turf with approved water-wise landscaping
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.
Application window: March 1 - October 1 (complete by November 1)
Rebate amount varies by replacement material and is set on approval; confirm current terms with Highlands Ranch Water.
The application checklist
How to apply for the Turf Replacement Program
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Check eligibility
Make sure you qualify with Highlands Ranch Water (Centennial Water and Sanitation District) before you start.
- 2
Get pre-approval if required
Some programs require approval before any work begins. Check with Highlands Ranch Water (Centennial Water and Sanitation 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 Highlands Ranch Water (Centennial Water and Sanitation 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 Turf Replacement Program 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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