Irrigation upgrades · California
Goleta Water District Smart Landscape Rebate
Run by Goleta Water District
- What you get
- 50% of cost of design (max $250), drip/sprinkler retrofits, rotating nozzles, water-wise plants and mulch, smart controller, permeable surfaces, laundry-to-landscape graywater parts; pool cover 50% up to $300; total up to $750 per single-family meter
- Maximum
- $750 per household
- Who qualifies
- Residential and commercial Goleta Water District customers; no new-construction landscapes.
- Where
- Residential and commercial customers of Goleta Water District; no new-construction landscapes.
- Status
- Open
- Type of payment
- Rebate
What you do
Replace thirsty landscape and inefficient irrigation with water-wise plants, mulch, drip and smart controllers after pre-approval.
Requirements
- Pre-approval; no work before dated Authorization to Proceed
- Planted areas covered with 3 inches or more of mulch
- Synthetic turf not eligible
- 120 days from authorization to finish
- Itemized receipts and after photos
- Drip retrofit requires video of working sprinklers
How to apply
- 1Email the completed page one of the application, project description and before photos to [email protected] (subject: SLRP Application - ADDRESS)
- 2Staff review and return application with eligible items
- 3Sign page two and receive dated Authorization to Proceed
- 4Complete within 120 days
- 5Submit itemized receipts and after photos by the deadline
- 6Check issued
Timing and deadlines
About 60 days after receipts for review and check
120 days from Authorization to Proceed
Combining it with other programs
not published
Sources
- https://www.goletawater.com/rebates-and-incentives/smart-landscape-rebate-program/ (official page)
- https://www.waterwisesb.org
Last checked October 17, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.
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