How to Get the Every Drop + MSD Downspout Disconnect Rebate
Louisville MSD / Kentucky Waterways Alliance · Louisville Metro, KY
What you get
MSD offers $100 per downspout for disconnecting downspouts and redirecting water into yards, gardens, or rain barrels. Every Drop program provides reduced-cost installation assistance for rain gardens, rain barrels, native trees, and native plant gardens in the Beargrass Creek watershed. Volunteer-assisted installations.
- Residential: $100/downspout + reduced-cost rain garden/native garden
Are you eligible?
- Be a Louisville MSD / Kentucky Waterways Alliance customer
- Property located in: Louisville, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews, Shively, Okolona
- Must be in Louisville MSD service area (Beargrass Creek watershed for Every Drop)
- Downspout disconnect: contact MSD for inspection and approval
- Every Drop: apply at everydrop.org/apply/ for rain garden or rain barrel installation
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.
MSD also provides a free Rain Garden Handbook and Plant Guide at louisvillemsd.org.
The application checklist
How to apply for the Every Drop + MSD Downspout Disconnect
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Check eligibility
Make sure you qualify with Louisville MSD / Kentucky Waterways Alliance before you start.
- 2
Get pre-approval if required
Some programs require approval before any work begins. Check with Louisville MSD / Kentucky Waterways Alliance 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 Louisville MSD / Kentucky Waterways Alliance 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 Every Drop + MSD Downspout Disconnect 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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