What the work is
This is the whole job: measuring and documenting, removing the grass, converting the irrigation to drip, planting, surfacing, and submitting the application with the evidence the district asks for.
The reason to do it as one job is that the rebate has conditions on the finished landscape, and the finished landscape has to satisfy your city's ordinance as well. Splitting the work between people who are each following half the rules is how conversions get rejected.
You still sign the agreement yourself, and you should still read it.
What is included
- Before measurement, photographs and documentation
- Turf removal and disposal
- Irrigation converted to drip, with the controller reprogrammed for the new plants
- Planting and surfacing to a plan you have approved
- Rebate application prepared and submitted with the evidence
- The after documentation the district requires
What is not
- Any guarantee of approval or of a payment amount. That is the district's decision, not ours
- Hardscape beyond what is in your approved plan
- HOA submissions, unless you ask us to prepare them
- Ongoing maintenance
What the district pays and when
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.
Payment runs about 30 days after approval and the cheques are void at 90, which is worth knowing so one does not sit on a counter.
The agreement you sign
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.
Your city's rules on top
Every town here sets its own landscape rules and they are not the same. St. George, Washington City and Ivins each cap residential lawn differently, and Washington City's ceiling applies to every lot regardless of its size. Ivins bans lawn watering year-round and limits slope. Your town page has the figures with the section numbers next to them.
What to ask anyone quoting this, us included
- Who submits the application, and whose name is on the agreement?
- What does my city require the finished yard to look like?
- What happens if the rebate is not approved?