How to Get the Turkey Creek Watershed Initiative Residential Cost-Share Rebate
Knox County Engineering & Public Works (Stormwater) · Turkey Creek Watershed, Knox County, TN
What you get
Provides up to 75% cost-share to homeowners for green-infrastructure projects in the Turkey Creek Watershed, including residential rain gardens, grassy swales / vegetative filter strips, and stream-buffer planting. Funded by a Tennessee Department of Agriculture grant; property must be within the Turkey Creek Watershed (Knox County Stormwater; last verified June 2026).
- Residential: Up to 75% cost-share
Are you eligible?
- Be a Knox County Engineering & Public Works (Stormwater) customer
- Property located in: Knoxville, Farragut
- Property within the Turkey Creek Watershed (Knox County)
- Qualifying project: rain garden, grassy swale / vegetative filter strip, or stream-buffer planting
- Homeowner enters a cost-share agreement
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 initial project-proposal deadline of October 1, 2024 has passed, so confirm current enrollment with Knox County Stormwater at 865-215-5800 before applying.
The application checklist
How to apply for the Turkey Creek Watershed Initiative Residential Cost-Share
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Check eligibility
Make sure you qualify with Knox County Engineering & Public Works (Stormwater) before you start.
- 2
Get pre-approval if required
Some programs require approval before any work begins. Check with Knox County Engineering & Public Works (Stormwater) 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 Knox County Engineering & Public Works (Stormwater) 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 Turkey Creek Watershed Initiative Residential Cost-Share 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.
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