DOEE and DC Water RiverSmart Rewards Stormwater Fee Discount

Install and maintain stormwater practices (rain barrels or cisterns, rain garden with underdrain, trees, permeable pavement, green roof, infiltration, downspout disconnection to a pervious area) and apply for a discount on your DC Water bill.

• Practice installed after May 1, 2009
• Current on DC Water bill
• Actively maintain the practice
• Not eligible: BayScaping not engineered for stormwater, native plantings, shrubs, impervious removal, filtering systems, proprietary practices
• Simple Application for properties managing under 2,000 sq ft impervious area; Standard Application for larger properties
• Approval lasts 3 years; renew up to 90 days before expiry

1. 1Confirm you have an eligible practice and a DC Water account in good standing
2. 2RiverSmart Homes or RiverSmart Rebates participants are enrolled automatically (reward appears in 1-2 billing cycles; contact DOEE if not)
3. 3Otherwise submit the Simple Application online, by email, or by mail to DOEE Regulatory Review Division / RiverSmart Rewards, 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington DC 20002
4. 4Larger properties use the Standard Application
5. 5Renew every 3 years

Reward appears within 1-2 billing cycles for automatically enrolled participants; other processing time not published.

Renewal up to 90 days before 3-year expiration

Automatic with RiverSmart Homes/Rebates

• https://doee.dc.gov/service/riversmart-rewards (official page)

Last checked October 17, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

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