How to Get the Every Drop + MSD Downspout Disconnect Rebate

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 per downspout disconnected; reduced-cost rain garden/barrel installation

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

What applying usually looks like

A general guide. Always confirm the exact steps on the official program page, since each provider runs its process a little differently.

1. 1

   Apply and get written approval first

   Submit your application to Louisville MSD / Kentucky Waterways Alliance and wait for written approval before you remove any turf or start work. Starting early is the most common reason a rebate is denied.

2. 2

   Do the conversion

   Replace your lawn with the qualifying landscaping, following the eligibility requirements above.

3. 3

   Submit your claim

   After the work is done, submit your claim on the official program page. Confirm the exact forms, receipts, and any photos they require there, since those vary by program.