Rebates

The image shows a smart irrigation controller and a smartphone app for managing watering schedules.

Snowmass Water and Sanitation District supports our customers in upgrading irrigation equipment to current technology that maximizes efficiency to meet landscape needs.

Questions? Contact Darrell Smith, Water Resources Manager @ 970-923-2056 or dsmith@swsd.org.

Rebates Available (subject to available funding). Please note that a property must be irrigated with the District's water to be eligible for this program.

Rebated Items	Amount
Irrigation Assessment: Required first step. Schedule here.	Free for single family residences. ($400 value) For Commercial, Multi-family and Irrigation-only accounts: Properties < 20,000 square feet: Up to $650 Properties 20,000 to 100,000 SF: Up to $1,000 Properties 100,001+ SF: Up to $7,000 Schedule through the District. An Irrigation Assessment must be completed to be eligible for outdoor irrigation efficiency rebates.
Weather-Based Controller: Choose from among eligible controllers that provide fully-automated weather-based control. Racchio B-Hyve Weather Trak Baseline	Yes, materials and labor, up to max rebate per property. Weather-Based Controller must be installed with a rain sensor before other upgrades are rebate-eligible. See below for rebate amounts.
Rain Sensor	Yes, materials and labor, up to max rebate per property. Must be installed with a Weather-Based Controller before other upgrades are rebate-eligible. See below for rebate amounts.
Irrigation Heads Heads must have matched precipitation rate within a zone to be rebated	Yes, materials and labor, up to max rebate per property. See below for rebate amounts.
Other In-Ground Improvements: Must be specified in Irrigation Assessment	Yes, materials and labor, up to max rebate per property. See below for rebate amounts.
Turf Removal: *Site visit pre-construction is required.*	$2 per square foot, max 3000 sq feet per property. See details on Turf Replacement Page: https://www.swsd.org/turf-replacement

How do these improvements benefit your landscape? Click for a downloadable guide.

Maximum Rebates per property (subject to available funding):

Property Type	Max Rebate
Single Family Residence	$1100 towards materials and labor. Paid invoice must be submitted and work must be verified by District representative. Schedule here
Commercial, Multi-family, Irrigation only <20,000 Square Feet	$1100 towards materials and labor. Paid invoice must be submitted and work must be verified by District representative. Schedule here
Commercial, Multi-family, Irrigation only 20,000 to 100,000 Square Feet	$2000 towards materials and labor. Paid invoice must be submitted and work must be verified by a District representative. Schedule here
Commercial, Multi-family, Irrigation only 100,000+ Square Feet	$10,000 towards materials and labor. Paid invoice must be submitted and work must be verified by District representative. Schedule here

Terms:

The District encourage all customers to apply for the program.

Funding will be made available on a "first-come, first served" basis. Maximum funding is listed as a total per account, delivered one time.
Irrigation Assessments- provided by a third party with funding from the District- must be completed before upgrades are rebate eligible. Upgrades must be specifically recommended in the Irrigation Assessment to rebate eligible.
Weather-Based Controller and Rain Sensor must be installed first before other upgrades can be rebate eligible.
Rebates can only be used to support efficiency improvements, not for common repairs that are deferred maintenance.
Upgrades must be completed within 18 months of the Irrigation Assessment being completed.
Upgrades must be field verified by a District staff member or District-appointed third party before rebates will be delivered.
Rebates will be provided following submission of a paid invoice for work completed. and field verification by a District representative. Paid invoices can be sent to: dsmith@swsd.org.