Utah Native Landscaping Rebates

CUWCD pays $3.00 per square foot to convert living, maintained lawn to water-efficient landscaping, up to $50,000 per residential property. A separate Switch to Drip rebate pays $1.00 per square foot for converting overhead spray to drip irrigation in existing beds. A Treebate incentive of $50 per tree (up to 10 trees per project) is also offered. Projects can be completed in phases (cuwcd.gov/residential-rebates and utahwatersavers.com/cuwcd-landscape-incentive-program-details, both verified August 2026).

Over 60 Utah communities participate in the statewide Landscape Incentive Program. Rates vary by city. CUWCD also offers smart controller and toilet rebates.

$3.00 per square foot for lawn replacement projects. Minimum 200 sq ft. Lawn must be living, maintained, and currently irrigated by overhead spray. Converted areas must have at least 50% perennial and shrub coverage with 3-4 inches of mulch and drip irrigation on dedicated zones.

JVWCD also offers a "Switch to Drip" incentive at $1.00/sq ft for converting overhead spray to drip irrigation.

Statewide program for communities that have adopted a qualifying Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance. Run through the Water Conservancy Districts (Washington County, Weber Basin, Jordan Valley, and Central Utah), with the Division of Water Resources serving rural communities. Districts may rebate above the state rate, so the per-square-foot rate varies by district. Minimum rebate $400 (projects must be 200 square feet or more); maximum $50,000 for residential projects and $100,000 for commercial. Use the SlowtheFlow address lookup (slowtheflow.org) to see which agency's rules apply to a given address.

Structure and figures confirmed by Blue Herbst, Conservation Program Specialist, Utah Division of Water Resources, by email 2026-08-04. Districts set their own per-square-foot rates above the state base rate.

$3/sq ft up to $15,000 (single-family). Remove all lawn, replace with drought-resistant fire-wise landscaping; min 250 sq ft.

Provo runs its OWN city-funded rebate (it opted out of the statewide program): $4 per square foot for turf converted to waterwise landscaping, $2.50 per square foot for turf converted to permeable pavers, plus $3 per sprinkler nozzle (10 to 25). Apply directly to Provo City before starting the project (Provo City; last verified June 2026).

Provo opted OUT of the statewide Utah Water Savers / CUWCD program and funds its own rebate. NOTE: Provo is wrongly listed under the CUWCD base entry cities array - flag for a refresh-pass data fix.

Reimburses up to $300 for water-wise plants when converting a park strip from grass to water-wise landscaping, plus a free rock-mulch, weed-barrier, and drip-system conversion kit. An inspection is required before any grass is removed; water-wise, drought-resistant plants must cover 50% of the park strip at full growth and stay under 24 inches. This is a South Jordan City rebate funded by the city, and it stacks on the statewide Utah Water Savers / Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District per-square-foot incentive (each requires a separate inspection). Limited to residents within South Jordan City (South Jordan City; last verified June 2026).

Park-strip (Flip Your Strip) conversion only; up to $300 for plants. City rebate that stacks on the statewide Utah Water Savers / JVWCD per-sq-ft program (separate inspection each). Hardscape/curbing rebates also exist but are out of native-planting scope.

$2.50/sq ft for grass lawn removed and replaced with a water-efficient alternative. Lawn-to-lawn not eligible.

Up to $3/sq ft of grass replaced with water-efficient landscaping (min 300 sq ft); 50% living plant cover at maturity. Perpetual conservation easement on converted area.