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Austin Water WaterWise Landscape Rebate

Replace at least 200 square feet of healthy turf with an approved planted, water-wise yard.

Run by
Austin Water
Service area
Residential Austin Water customers and customers of qualifying listed water providers.

Program at a glance

Benefit
$100 per 100 square feet; 200-square-foot minimum; up to $3,000 residential lifetime maximum.
Who
Residential customers in the qualifying water service area.
Where
Austin Water or a qualifying listed provider.
Qualifying project
Replace at least 200 square feet of healthy turf with an approved planted, 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 served by Austin Water or a qualifying listed provider?

Confirm the account and provider with Austin Water.

2. Is at least 75% of the proposed area healthy grass?

A mostly dead lawn does not qualify.

3. Have you avoided grass removal, material purchases, and installation?

Written approval comes first.

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?

Convert an approved area of healthy turf into a water-wise planted yard.

At least 200 square feet of turf is removed and replaced with an approved design that reaches more than 50% plant cover at maturity.

Residential turf conversion

Replace healthy lawn with native or adapted plants, prepared soil, mulch, and only limited approved hardscape.

Minimum: 200 square feet

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.

Remove the approved healthy turf area

required

Creates the qualifying conversion area.

At least 200 square feet, with at least 75% healthy turf before work.

Install the approved planting plan

required

Creates the water-wise yard the program rewards.

More than 50% plant cover at mature size using native or adapted plants.

Prepare and amend the soil

required

Supports the new planted area.

Follow the approved compost and soil-preparation detail.

Mulch the planted area

required

Protects soil and plants.

Use the organic mulch shown in the approved plan.

Add limited paths or patio if desired

conditional

Optional access or use area inside the planted design.

Residential gravel paths may be up to three feet wide and an approved gravel or stone patio may be up to 200 square feet.

Published formula

Estimate the program maximum

This is a planning estimate, not an approval or promise of payment. The program checks the final eligible amount.

Estimated maximum

$0

The published minimum is 200 approved square foot.

  • $1.00 per approved square foot
  • Program maximum: $3,000.00
  • The estimate cannot exceed eligible actual cost.

Official path: online portal

How to apply or check the program

  1. 1

    Measure and photograph the turf

    Document the healthy existing lawn and project area.

  2. 2

    Prepare and submit the plan

    Show plants, mature coverage, compost, mulch, and limited hardscape.

  3. 3

    Wait for written approval

    Do not purchase or install while waiting.

  4. 4

    Submit final proof

    Provide completion photos and itemized paid receipts or invoices.

Open the Austin Water rebate portal

After the program confirms the plan

Planning the approved project?

After approval, Hello Gravel can help turn the approved planting and hardscape plan into soil, compost, mulch, and optional aggregate quantities.

Possible inputs: soil, compost, mulch, limited path or patio aggregate

Plan materials from the approved design

Details to confirm

  • A mostly dead lawn does not qualify.
  • Older official PDFs show obsolete rates and caps.

Examples that do not qualify

  • A yard covered mainly or entirely with gravel.
  • Material purchased or work started before approval.

Questions people ask

Can I replace my grass with gravel?

Not by itself. Limited paths and a small patio may appear inside an approved planted plan.

Can I buy materials before approval?

No. Treat early purchases and work as ineligible.

How long does payment take?

Austin Water says checks generally take six to eight weeks after approved completion.

Last verified 8/11/26

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