Bay-Friendly Landscape Rebates

Please note: Program ended October 22, 2009. Materials must have been purchased by October 22, 2009. Rebate application must be postmarked by January 22, 2010.

To make it easier for MMWD customers to adopt Bay-Friendly gardening practices, the district is offering rebates on efficient irrigation equipment and supplies.

What Is “Bay-Friendly” Landscaping?
Bay-Friendly landscaping works with nature to reduce waste and to prevent pollution of local creeks, waterways and the watersheds of the San Francisco Bay.

Bay-Friendly practices foster soil health and conserve water and other valuable resources while reducing waste and preventing pollution. Bay-Friendly gardening mimics natural systems, which recycle everything—water, debris, and nutrients—endlessly. It means paying attention to climate and local conditions and using appropriate plants that are adapted to those conditions. It follows maintenance practices that support the goals of conserving resources and reducing waste.

"Bay-Friendly Landscaping"  is a Stopwaste.org program developed by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board.

Rebate Amounts
• Single Family or Duplex Residential - up to $350

• Multi-family residential  - up to $650

Eligible Equipment and Supplies
Items that qualify include:

• Pressure-regulating equipment
• Drip irrigation
• Checkvalves
• Rain shut-off device
• Low precipitation retrofit nozzles
• Soil moisture sensor
• Mulch/soil conditioner

A complete list of eligible equipment can be found on the Bay-Friendly Landscaping Rebate Program Local Retailers List.

NOTE: If you choose to also participate in our Smart Irrigation Controller Rebate (covers cost of a smart irrigation controller up to $400), any Bay-Friendly Landscape rebate amounts will be deducted from the Smart Irrigation Controller rebate (for a combined total of up to $400).

Questions? 

Call (415) 945-1512 or e-mail the Water Conservation Department.