Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
Landscape Incentive Program Details

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Program Eligibility

  • The property must be in a city that has adopted qualifying water efficiency standards.
  • A project area minimum of 200 square feet is required for participation in the program. This requirement can be met by aggregating multiple areas.
  • Before photos of the project area must be submitted.
  • A landscape design or drawing depicting the project area and explaining the proposed project is required.
  • An initial site visit is required.

Turf Removal Project

Residential Incentive Rate: $3.00 per square foot

Eligibility

  • The lawn slated for removal must be living, maintained, and verified on site prior to project approval.
  • Projects with lawn that has already been removed or is dead do not qualify.

Planting Beds

  • Lawn areas converted to planting beds will have at least 50% perennial and shrub plant coverage at maturity at the ground level. This does not include tree canopy, bulbs, and annuals.
  • Planting beds must be covered with 3-4 inches of mulch.
  • Groundcover plants, densely planted to cover 100% of the ground at maturity, do not require mulch.

Irrigation System

  • Drip emitters must not exceed a flow rate of 5 gallons per hour.
  • Only one type of drip irrigation per zone (point source or inline) is permitted.
  • Micro-sprays, bubblers, and soaker hoses are not permitted as drip irrigation.
  • Planting beds in the converted area must have drip irrigation, on dedicated irrigation zones that are not connected to overhead spray.
  • Drip irrigation must be properly installed and be accompanied by a filter and pressure regulator.
  • Irrigation must be operational and accessible for testing during the final visit.

Remaining Lawn

  • Turf removal projects may not result in the creation of lawn areas that are narrower than 8 feet and are inefficient to irrigate.

Park Strips Requirements

  • In the park strip, mature plant height must not exceed 24 inches.
  • Poured concrete is not permitted.

Exclusions

  • Incentives for water features and/or artificial turf will not be provided.
  • Artificial turf is analyzed as hardscape and cannot exceed hardscape limitations.

Hardscape Limitations (Residential projects only)

  • Hardscape cannot exceed 50% of the front yard landscaped area or 75% of the backyard landscaped area.
  • 100% of the project area can be converted to hardscape if the remainder of the landscaped area does not exceed the above hardscape percentage.

Switch to Drip (Residential projects only)

Incentive Rate: $0.50 per square foot

Eligibility

  • Participants must have an existing overhead spray irrigation system in place.
  • A minimum area of 200 square feet is required. There is no minimum if done in conjunction with a qualifying lawn removal project.

Planting Beds

  • Planting beds will have at least 50% perennial and shrub plant coverage at maturity at the ground level. This does not include tree canopy, bulbs, and annuals.
  • Planting beds must be covered with 3-4 inches of mulch.
  • Groundcover plants, densely planted to cover 100% of the ground at maturity, do not require mulch.

Irrigation Requirements

  • Drip emitters must not exceed a flow rate of 5 gallons per hour.
  • Only one type of drip irrigation per zone (point source or inline) is permitted.
  • Micro-sprays, bubblers, and soaker hoses are not permitted as drip irrigation.
  • Planting beds in the converted area must have drip irrigation, on dedicated irrigation zones that are not connected to overhead spray.
  • Drip irrigation must be properly installed and be accompanied by a filter and pressure regulator.
  • Irrigation must be operational and accessible for testing during the final visit.

Treebate (Residential projects only)

Incentive Rate: $100 per tree (up to five trees)

Eligibility

  • Must be in conjunction with qualifying turf removal or switch to drip project.

Requirements

  • Maximum of 5 trees per year
  • Must comply with local city or HOA requirements
  • May not be a tree from the excluded species list
  • Must provide plant tags at the final visit
  • Must be planted in the ground in a planting bed. Trees planted in pots, with burlap, or cages, will not be eligible.
  • Minimum 1" caliper at the time of purchase.
  • Must be drip irrigated correctly for mature size

New Construction Projects

Incentive Rate: $1.00 per square foot

Eligibility

  • Projects must be located in a city that has adopted the WES.
  • Only full backyard projects are eligible.
  • The incentive applies to all areas of the landscape except lawn, artificial turf, or water features.
  • There is no minimum square footage requirement, however, the entire yard must meet program requirements.
  • A 2-dimensional landscape design is mandatory.
  • Irrigation must be operational and visible during the final visit.

Planting Beds

  • Planting beds will have at least 50% perennial and shrub plant coverage at maturity at the ground level. This does not include tree canopy, bulbs, and annuals.
  • Planting beds must be covered with 3-4 inches of mulch.
  • Groundcover plants, densely planted to cover 100% of the ground at maturity, do not require mulch.

Irrigation System

  • Drip emitters must not exceed a flow rate of 5 gallons per hour.
  • Only one type of drip irrigation per zone (point source or inline) is permitted.
  • Micro-sprays, bubblers, and soaker hoses are not permitted as drip irrigation.
  • Planting beds in the converted area must have drip irrigation, on dedicated irrigation zones that are not connected to overhead spray.
  • Drip irrigation must be properly installed and be accompanied by a filter and pressure regulator.
  • Irrigation must be operational and accessible for testing during the final visit.

Hardscape

  • Hardscape cannot exceed 75% of the backyard landscaped area.

Lawn

  • Grass cannot exceed 35% of the landscaped area.
  • Grass must be a minimum of 8 feet wide at its narrowest point.
  • Grass cannot be obstructed or used as a pathway.
  • Grass cannot be installed on slopes steeper than a 4:1 grade (25%).

Project Payments

Incentive Amounts

  • Switch to Drip: 50 cents per sq ft
  • Turf Removal: $3.00 per sq ft
  • Treebate: $100 per tree (up to five trees) in conjunction with a Lawn Removal or Switch to Drip Project
  • New Construction (Back yard only): $1.00 per sq ft

Other

  • A final inspection visit is required.
  • The legal agreement and IRS W-9 form must be signed and returned prior to payment.

Program Eligibility

  • The property must be in a city that has adopted qualifying water efficiency standards.
  • A project area minimum of 200 square feet is required for participation in the program. This requirement can be met by aggregating multiple areas.
  • Before photos of the project area must be submitted.
  • A landscape design or drawing depicting the project area and explaining the proposed project is required.
  • An initial site visit is required.

Turf Removal Project

Commercial Incentive Rate: $2.00 per square foot

Eligibility

  • The lawn slated for removal must be living, maintained, and verified on site prior to project approval.
  • Projects with lawn that has already been removed or is dead do not qualify.

Planting Beds

  • Lawn areas converted to planting beds will have at least 50% perennial and shrub plant coverage at maturity at the ground level. This does not include tree canopy, bulbs, and annuals.
  • Planting beds must be covered with 3-4 inches of mulch.
  • Groundcover plants, densely planted to cover 100% of the ground at maturity, do not require mulch.

Irrigation System

  • Drip emitters must not exceed a flow rate of 5 gallons per hour.
  • Only one type of drip irrigation per zone (point source or inline) is permitted.
  • Micro-sprays, bubblers, and soaker hoses are not permitted as drip irrigation.
  • Planting beds in the converted area must have drip irrigation, on dedicated irrigation zones that are not connected to overhead spray.
  • Drip irrigation must be properly installed and be accompanied by a filter and pressure regulator.
  • Irrigation must be operational and accessible for testing during the final visit.

Remaining Lawn

  • Turf removal projects may not result in the creation of lawn areas that are narrower than 8 feet and are inefficient to irrigate.

Park Strips Requirements

  • In the park strip, mature plant height must not exceed 24 inches.
  • Poured concrete is not permitted.

Exclusions

  • Incentives for water features and/or artificial turf will not be provided.
  • Artificial turf is analyzed as hardscape and cannot exceed hardscape limitations.
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