10 programs · checked October 17, 2026

Yard rebates in Georgia

10 programs pay Georgia residents for yard projects. 6 list themselves as open now. 2 ask for a plan, sketch or plant list before they approve a project.

Irrigation rebates

Smart controllers, drip conversion, efficient nozzles and sensors

Rain barrel and cistern rebates

Rebates, discounts and free barrels for catching roof runoff

Rain garden and stormwater rebates

Rain gardens, downspout disconnection, permeable paving and dry wells

Stormwater fee credits

Lower your stormwater fee for managing runoff on your lot

  • Open

    Cobb County Water System Residential Stormwater Fee Credits

    Cobb County Water System

    Credits of 5% to 15% each on the stormwater fee: low impact parcel 15% for 5 years; stewardship 5% (4-7 hours) or 10% (8+ hours) for 1 year; education 5% (5-9 hours) or 10% (10+ hours) for 1 year; Adopt-A-Pond up to 10% for 5 years; septic pumping 10% for up to 5 years. Total residential credit capped at 40% (50% only with the engineered Exceeds GSMM credit). Residential fee is a flat $4.75 per month, so dollar savings are small.

  • OpenPlan required

    Gwinnett Stormwater Fee Credit for Rain Barrels

    Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

    Up to 3% credit on the stormwater utility fee (full 3% if every downspout has a barrel; partial credit pro-rated by share of downspouts served, e.g. 2 of 6 downspouts = 1%), 5-year term

  • OpenPlan required

    Gwinnett Stormwater Fee Credit for Residential Rain Gardens

    Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

    Up to 10% credit on the stormwater utility fee, pro-rated by the share of the property's impervious surface the rain garden serves (30% served = 3%), 5-year term

  • Open

    Savannah Stormwater Utility Fee Credits

    City of Savannah Stormwater Management Department

    Credit reduces the monthly stormwater user fee; percentage or dollar amounts are set in the Stormwater Utility Credit Manual and not shown on the program page. Typical single-family fee is Tier 2 at $4.75/month (Tier 1 $2.09, Tier 3 $8.35, Tier 4 $12.34).

Tree rebates and free trees

Free trees, tree rebates and shade-tree programs

  • Open

    Trees Atlanta Front Yard Tree Program

    Trees Atlanta (nonprofit, under annual agreements with participating cities and counties)

    Free tree(s), delivered and planted; maximum number per property set by each city (see chart on program page)

Cities with their own programs

Each city page lists everything a resident can use, from the city’s own programs to countywide and statewide ones.

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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