Saving water is more important than ever, and your local water agency is asking everyone to help the region’s water supply by cutting water use. Through the Save Water, Save A Buck Program, Southern California businesses and multi-family property owners are eligible for generous rebates to help encourage water efficiency and conservation.

The Save A Buck program offers cash rebates on a wide variety of water-saving technologies for outdoor landscaping.

Devices available for rebates include:

Landscape water usage can account for over 50% of your water use

Conservation is a basic element of your local water agency's long-term water management strategy. Our expanding commitment has resulted in many water-saving opportunities throughout Southern California.

In hot, dry areas, landscape irrigation can account for as much as 50 percent of the summer water use for commercial properties. Your local water agency's conservation programs feature new outdoor water-saving actions that encourage consumers to tune up their irrigation systems and to consider native and California Friendly plants for their landscaping choices. When it comes to saving water, your local water agency has led the way with new technologies and some of the most innovative conservation programs in the nation.

The Save Water, Save A Buck program allows commercial, industrial and institutional customers as well as multi-family property owners to install water conserving devices with the use of attractive rebates to encourage companies to cut their water use.

Landscape water use conservation methods

There are many methods that can reduce the amount of water used in a landscape and still maintain the health, appearance and function of the landscape. Here are just a few:

• Water-efficient landscape designs using low water-use plants
  
  
• Efficient irrigation systems
  
  
• Minimized turf areas
  
  
• Soil improvements and mulch
  
  
• Regular maintenance of irrigation systems
  
  
• Regular adjustment of irrigation controllers
  
  
• Scheduling irrigation during early or late hours
  
  
• Dedicated landscape water meters for monitoring of water budget and leak detection
  
  
• Conformance to local or the State Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
  
  
• Education of employees regarding the importance of efficient water use
  
  
• Coordinate efforts with local water agency for incentives, rebates and planning programs