Lawn replacement · California
Diablo Water District Lose Your Lawn, Gain a Garden Rebate
Run by Diablo Water District (in partnership with Contra Costa Water District)
- What you get
- $1 per sq ft of lawn replaced
- Maximum
- $2,000 per household
- Who qualifies
- Residential customers with metered District service for the landscape; tenants need the Tenant Authorization Form.
- Where
- Metered residential customers of Diablo Water District in Oakley and Bethel Island.
- Status
- Open. No deadline; funding limited first come first served.
- Type of payment
- Rebate
What you do
Replace lawn with low-water plants, mulch and drip irrigation.
Requirements
- Not retroactive; wait for District approval
- Plants cover at least 50% of converted area at maturity
- Low-water plants from District Approved Plant List
- Mulch planted areas
- Remove sprinklers or replace with drip
- Non-permeable surfaces no more than 20% of rebated area
How to apply
- 1Submit online Rebate Application (tenants add Tenant Authorization Form)
- 2Get approval, complete project (generally 6 months)
- 3Submit Post-Inspection Request
Estimate your rebate
Uses the published rate per square foot of lawn replaced and the $2,000 cap. The program sets the final amount after its inspection.
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Timing and deadlines
About 6 months; extensions if funds allow
Sources
- https://www.diablowater.gov/lawn-to-garden-rebate (official page)
Last checked October 17, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.
Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs
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