Rain barrels and cisterns · California

City of Santa Rosa Rainwater Harvesting Rebate

Run by City of Santa Rosa Water (Water-Use Efficiency)

OpenLast checked October 17, 2026
What you get
$0.25 per gallon of approved storage (materials only); maximum gallons based on irrigated landscape area, plant types and July water need
Who qualifies
Santa Rosa water account in the applicant's name for the property (property owner who is not the account holder needs the account holder's signed Tenant/Account Holder Permission Form); landscape that needs irrigation
Where
City of Santa Rosa water account holders with landscape that needs irrigation.
Status
Open. Listed on city page 2026-10-17; funding status not stated.
Type of payment
Rebate
Official program page

What you do

Install a permanent rainwater storage system (100 gallons or more) to irrigate your landscape.

Requirements

  • Pre-qualification before any work; existing systems without prior approval not eligible
  • Minimum 100 gallons storage; permanent system
  • Materials only, cannot exceed cost; itemized receipts
  • Building permits may be needed for 5,000+ gallons (concrete pad), or any permanent pump/pressurization/electrical (plus backflow device)
  • Complete within 120 days
  • Keep system while account holder/owner or refund

How to apply

  1. 1Call 707-543-3985 for pre-qualification and possible site visit
  2. 2Receive Rainwater Harvesting Eligibility Form
  3. 3Install system within 120 days; keep itemized receipts
  4. 4Call to schedule post-inspection
  5. 5Sign Certificate of Participation and Approval
  6. 6Rebate paid in 4-8 weeks

Timing and deadlines

Rebate processed 4-8 weeks after post-inspection approval

120 days from eligibility form

Combining it with other programs

Not stated; Cash for Grass/Irrigation restrictions apply only to those programs

Sources

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