Fwd: State Turf and Toilet Rebates
REY LEON
En Solidaridad - Adelante!
REY LEÓN
Executive Director
Valley LEAP
1515 E. Divisadero Street, Ste. 108, Fresno, CA 93721
559.851.LEAP (5327) rl...@valleyleap.org
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From: "Danielle Bergstrom" <Danielle....@fresno.gov>
Date: Aug 14, 2015 12:10 PM
Subject: State Turf and Toilet Rebates
To: "Danielle Bergstrom" <Danielle....@fresno.gov>
Cc:
Hi, everyone:
The state Department of Water Resources has just announced two rebate programs that may be of interest to the communities and residents you work with. They are hoping that both rebate programs can be utilized by disadvantaged communities as much as possible. The turf rebate program can provide up to $2,000 to replace turf with drought-tolerant landscaping and irrigation. This is in addition to the City’s $250 rebate for turf removal. More info is in the email below.
If anyone you are working with is interested in the turf rebate program, we have landscape designers on City staff that may provide free landscape consultation services. For more information, call 559-621-5480 or email at watercon...@fresno.gov or check out the website here.
Oh, and don’t forget to check out the host of rebate programs the City has available, detailed here.
All the best,
Danielle
Danielle Bergstrom
Government Affairs Manager
Office of Mayor Ashley Swearengin | City of Fresno
559-621-7910 (office)
559-859-0627 (cell)
From: Brownlee, Sasha
J.@DWR [mailto:Sasha.B...@water.ca.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 1:09 PM
Subject: Important Turf Initiative Update
Importance: High
Please see the following message below from our Turf Initiative Program Manager:
Thank you for your continued interest in the Turf Replacement Initiative. Today the residential turf rebate program is beginning to accept applications for homeowner to reserve funds. The program will rebate up to $2 per square foot for lawn replacement to water-efficient landscaping and has an overall budget of $24 million from Proposition 1 funding. The easiest way to complete the application is online at www.SaveOurWaterRebates.com.
Funding reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis for up to $2,000 per household through state or local turf replacement programs. Consumers are eligible to replace turf that is living or dead (but not bare earth) at the time of the rebate application. The application process will require measurement of the area to be re-landscaped, a copy of the most current water bill, and 5 pictures of the area to be re-landscaped. Most importantly, projects cannot have begun before the approval is received after application. More information on the program can be found at the website under About the Program.
In addition to the rebate program, DWR has added links to useful resources to guide home owners in planning their re-landscaping projects. These links are on DWR’s turf webpage at www.water.ca.gov/turf. The links provide guidance on how to remove your turf, as well as planning and implementing your project.
Just in case you may also be interested, a second rebate program is also starting today. Rebates of up to $100 per household are available to consumers to replace one old toilet (greater than 1.6 gallons per flush) with a new, high-efficiency toilet (1.28 gallons per flush or less). The $6 million toilet rebate program, also funded through Proposition 1, will help Californians replace approximately 60,000 old, inefficient toilets. These rebates are also available at the www.SaveOurWaterRebates.com.
Thank you very much for your continued efforts in conserving water during the state’s historic drought.
Kent Frame, Turf Initiative Program Manager