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Water Smart Landscapes Rebate

Replace a Lawn With a Water-Wise Yard.

Run by
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Service area
Participating SNWA service-area properties. Special restrictions apply to well owners.

Program at a glance

Benefit
Residential: $5.00 per square foot first 10000 then 2 $50.00. Business hoa multifamily: $5.00 per square foot first 10000 then 1 $50.00. Tree bonus: $100.00 per qualifying new tree.
Who
Participating SNWA service-area properties. Special restrictions apply to well owners.
Where
Participating SNWA service-area properties. Special restrictions apply to well owners.
Qualifying project
Replace a Lawn With a Water-Wise Yard.

Quick check

Do the main rules appear to fit?

Your answers stay in this page session. The program makes the final decision.

1. Is the property in the official service area or account group?

A city mailing address may not match a utility or watershed boundary.

2. Does the property need this project: Replace a Lawn With a Water-Wise Yard?
3. Have you checked the approval rule before buying or starting work?

Many programs need before photos, an inspection, or written approval.

Answer each question for a cautious result.

The rules remain visible here even if the interactive check is unavailable.

The finished result

What project qualifies?

Living turf is replaced with an approved planted landscape that uses less water and remains permeable.

Living turf is replaced with an approved planted landscape that uses less water and remains permeable.

Replace a Lawn With a Water-Wise Yard

Living turf is replaced with an approved planted landscape that uses less water and remains permeable.

See the full project guide →

What the project may require

A product can be one part of the work. The approved project, timing, design, and proof control.

Complete the approved property project

required

Creates the finished outcome the program supports.

Replace a Lawn With a Water-Wise Yard.

Official path: official page

How to apply or check the program

  1. 1

    Confirm the property

    Verify the service area, account, ownership, applicant, and property type with Southern Nevada Water Authority.

  2. 2

    Open the current official program source

    Use the official program link below.

  3. 3

    Collect the before-project evidence

    Proposed conversion-area map. Authorized signer agreement for business/HOA/multifamily applicants.

  4. 4

    Get approval when required

    Get written approval before removing, buying, signing, or installing anything the program treats as project work.

  5. 5

    Complete only the approved scope

    Keep design changes and material substitutions in writing.

  6. 6

    Submit the completion package

    Final inspection. Notarized conservation easement signed by all title owners.

Open the official program

Details to confirm

  • The conservation easement permanently restricts future grass and water features in the paid area.
  • Rock is eligible, but rock-only is not.

Examples that do not qualify

  • Buying gravel, soil, mulch, or another product by itself does not create eligibility.

Questions people ask

Is this a rebate for buying gravel or another material?

No. The program supports the qualifying property project described above. A material purchase matters only when it serves the approved design and follows the program’s payment rules.

Can I start before applying?

Get written approval before removing, buying, signing, or installing anything the program treats as project work.

Does appearing eligible guarantee funding?

No. Current status, funding, ranking, inspection, and final approval can still affect the outcome.

Who decides whether a material substitution qualifies?

The program or its designated designer. Ask Southern Nevada Water Authority to approve the exact substitute in writing before ordering.

Last verified 8/11/26

Official sources

Use these official sources for current rules, availability, and application details.

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