How to Get the Stormwater Credit (Residential Environmental Technologies) Rebate

What you get

An ongoing credit on the stormwater utility fee (not a one-time rebate): the City's Residential Environmental Technologies credit covers rain gardens along with cisterns, pervious pavement, and infiltration areas, crediting 100% of the fee in the first year and 20% in years two and three, renewable at the end of the 3-year term (City of Roswell Stormwater Credit Manual; last verified July 2026).

• Residential: 100% off the stormwater fee in year 1, then 20% for years 2-3 (3-year renewable term)

Are you eligible?

• Be a City of Roswell Environmental Public Works customer
• Property located in: Roswell
• Residential property in Roswell
• City-approved BMP installed (rain garden, cistern, pervious pavement, or infiltration area)
• Submit the Residential Environmental Technologies credit application with supporting documentation

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 City of Roswell Environmental Public Works 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.