Water-wise landscape · Turf conversion and the rebate

Rebate application management

We handle the district's application: the measurements, the photographs, the paperwork and the follow-up. You sign it, because it is your agreement.

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One flat fee to find out what is wrong. You are told it on the phone before anyone is dispatched, and it comes off the job if you hire us. Read our Plain Terms

What the work is

Most rejected applications fail on evidence rather than on eligibility: measurements that do not match, photographs taken after the fact, or an area that does not meet the programme's conditions.

We do the documentation to the standard the programme asks for and we submit it. What we do not do is sign for you, because the agreement binds the property and it should be read by the person it binds.

We will tell you plainly what is in it before you sign.

What is included

Pre-work measurement and photographs to the programme's standard
Preparing and submitting the application
Post-work documentation
Following up until it is decided
Explaining the agreement's conditions to you in plain words before you sign

What is not

Signing on your behalf
Any guarantee of approval or of amount
Applications to programmes we have not agreed to handle
The work itself, which is quoted separately

The parts people get wrong

The Washington County Water Conservancy District pays a base rate per square foot of live turf removed, with an additional amount on the first 1,000 square feet running to 1 June 2027. The cap is per property per calendar year. There is no five-year rule on the district's programme; that condition belongs to the state programme and gets attributed to the district's constantly.

Common-area turf is eligible with the association as the applicant, which is worth knowing if you are on a board. The guide for boards is linked below.

Read the agreement

The rebate agreement is not just a cheque. It carries conditions on the converted area, and in the district's case a right of physical entry to inspect. Read it before you sign it, and read the guide below if you would rather have it explained first.

What to ask anyone quoting this, us included

What exactly does the agreement commit my property to?
What is the cap for my property this year?
What would cause this to be rejected?

What we can show you in writing

Every line traces to a document we read in full. The number after a sentence points to the research below.

WCWCD's Water Efficient Landscape rebate pays $3 per square foot on the first 1,000 square feet of lawn removed and $2 per square foot after that, for projects completed before June 1, 2027.1
The Washington County Water Conservancy District caps the landscape rebate at $100,000 per property per calendar year. There is no five-year waiting rule on the district side; that limit belongs to the separate state program, which Washington County applicants are routed away from.2
WCWCD issues the rebate in less than 60 days after project completion and paperwork, and says rebates commonly cover 30 to 50 percent of a conversion that costs $4 to $6 per square foot with a contractor.1
Removing or killing the lawn before the approval email and pre-conversion site visit permanently voids rebate eligibility; the grass must be alive at inspection, though irrigation may be shut off for up to a month beforehand if blades remain visible.1
For an owner-occupied primary residence WCWCD does not collect a W-9 or issue a 1099 for the rebate; owners of second homes, rentals and commercial property are issued a 1099.1
Every rebated conversion attaches a perpetual conservation easement, recorded with the Washington County Recorder, that restricts only the converted area and prohibits irrigated grass, spray irrigation, pools, ponds and water features there forever.1

1 more fact, with sources

WCWCD enforces the easement by aerial imagery; a violation brings written notice, 45 days to cure, then repayment of the full rebate plus administrative costs and 5 percent annual interest.1

Where this comes from

Every line above traces to a document we read in full. The number after a sentence points to the research below; hover it for the section. If you find a line wrong, tell us and we will fix it and say so.

Landscape and hardscape research, August 2026 Compiled from Washington County Water Conservancy District program documents, its sample conservation easement and FAQ, Utah Water Savers, the 2023 USDA hardiness map, USU Extension, and St. George City Code, Title 10. 6 sections cited. Hover a number above for the section.
WCWCD Water Efficient Landscape Program agreement, wcwcd.gov, retrieved 2 Sept 2026

Read before you decide

The turf rebate, and the easement you sign for it
WCWCD pays $2 per square foot to remove lawn, with no published end date, plus $1 more on the first 1,000 square feet for projects finished between June 9, 2026 and June 1, 2027. The payment buys a perpetual, recorded easement on that ground. Both halves, explained.
A board's guide to converting common-area lawn
The hard part is not the landscape. It is the budget calendar, the reserve study, and a recorded easement that lasts forever. Here is the sequence in the order a board has to run it.
Can my HOA make me keep my grass?
Utah Code § 57-8a-231 and St. George City Code § 10-7-7 both limit how much lawn anyone can require. Here is what the documents say, section by section.

The rest of turf conversion and the rebate

Turf removal
Cut, remove and haul the sod, then rough grade.
Water-wise conversion
Turf out, soil prep, drip conversion and desert planting.
Designed conversion
The same work with designed beds, boulder placement and a plant schedule.
Landscape design and plan
A measured plan, plant schedule and drip layout.

The quote is the number. There is no second number.

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