Smart Landscape RebateWater

To schedule your pre-inspection before any work is done, please call 564-5460.

The Smart Landscape Rebate Program offers rebates on approved irrigation equipment and landscape materials including:

• Irrigation Equipment: 50% of the cost of pre-approved drip irrigation, sprinkler system efficiency retrofits, rotating sprinkler nozzles, irrigation submeters, and equipment for a laundry to landscape graywater system.
• Water-Wise Plants, Mulch, and Permeable surfaces: 50% of the cost of pre-approved water-wise plants, mulch, and permeable surfaces including artificial grass, gravel, flagstone with spacing, etc.
• Smart Irrigation Controllers: 50% of the cost of a pre-approved smart irrigation controller.
• Pool Covers: 50% of the cost of a pool cover, maximum of $300 per pool cover.

Any combination of irrigation equipment and planting costs may qualify for a one-time rebate of up to $1,000 for single family homes and up to $2,000 per account serving irrigated area ($4,000 per site) for commercial, multi-family, and HOAs.

Projects must be approved in advance and landscapes for new construction are not eligible. Sales receipts and/or contractor invoices are required for all rebates. Rebates are not retroactive.

To schedule your pre-inspection before any work is done, please call 564-5460.

• Pool Cover Rebate Application
• Residential Rebate Application (sample - application will be filled out by staff during visit)
• Commercial Rebate Application (sample - application will be filled out by staff during visit)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Smart Landscape Rebate Video 
• Rebate Participants Video 
• Rebate Participants Article 
• How to Sheet Mulch 
• Sample Landscape and Irrigation Plan: Front Yard
• Sample Landscape and Irrigation Plan: Back Yard
• Virtual Garden Tours and Plant Search

Other water providers in Santa Barbara county may offer this rebate program; contact your local water provider for more information or click here.

Rebate Participants Photo Gallery