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Rebates and Incentives

Water Efficiency

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From lawn replacements to toilets, our rebate programs support long-term water savings indoors and outdoors!

Marin Water offers a diverse package of rebates and money-saving incentive opportunities to help you lower you water usage. Saving water isn’t just about saving money on your water bill either. It’s also about managing our natural resources and building a more sustainable future. Check out our rebate programs below.

Replacing your older clothes washer with a new high-efficiency model is an easy way to save money and conserve water. You may qualify for a rebate of up to $100.

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  • CEE Clothes Washer Qualifying Product List
    • Rebates are available for models listed under Tier 2 and Advanced Tier on the current Consortium for Energy Efficiency's Super Efficient Home Appliance Initiative Clothes Washer Qualifying Product List. Please note: Models that use silver ion technology and models listed under Tier 1 are not eligible.

Residential customers can receive up to $150 for replacing older toilets with new, high-efficiency models. Toilets must be on MaP Testing's PREMIUM list, and must be models that use 0.8 gallons per flush (gpf) or less. MaP PREMIUM-rated toilets meet high standards for both water efficiency and performance.

To reduce water waste while you wait for the water to warm up, we recommend installing a hot water recirculating system. The district offers a $50 rebate to help offset the cost of the system. Read the program details and apply for your rebate today. 

Marin Water is offering Flume Smart Home Water Monitors for just $69 (plus tax and shipping) after installation to single-family residential customers. This 67% discount is made possible through a partnership with Flume Water and the California Water Efficiency Partnership.  

The Flume device is easy to install and attaches to your existing water meter. Through a WiFi connection, the Smart Home Water Monitor gives customers information about their water use, potential leaks, and incidences of high water use in real-time. Leak notifications can be sent directly to your smartphone. With Flume, you can learn more about how you use water at home and so you find ways to use less.

Click on the link below to redeem this offer. Simply enter your Marin Water Customer Number (located in the upper right-hand corner of your water bill) when prompted. You will purchase and receive your discounted device directly from Flume. For additional information, please contact Flume by email at Support@FlumeWater.com or by clicking on the chat icon from within the Flume app or Flume website at FlumeWater.com/Marin.  

Marin Water has partnered with Rachio and the California Water Efficiency Partnership (CalWEP) to offer Marin Water's customers a significant discount on Rachio 3 Controllers. With mobile app-based control and premium Weather Intelligence™ Plus, the Rachio 3 accurately predicts weather changes and automatically adjusts your watering schedule so your landscaping always receives just the right amount of water. Through this program the 4-zone model is $39.99, the 8-zone model is $69.99 and the 16-zone model is $89.99. 

SPECIAL DISCOUNT: From April 16-23, Rachio brand controllers will be steeply discounted. Get a 4-zone controller for $19.99, an 8-zone model for $49.99 or a 16-zone irrigation controller for just $69.99 this week. 

Click on the "Redeem Now" text to redeem this offer. Simply enter your Marin Water Customer Number (located in the upper right-hand corner of your water bill) when prompted. For additional information, please contact Rachio by phone at 916-866-7224 or by email at calwep@rachio.com.

Open to single-family residential customers only. Limit one per customer. Offer may not be combined with other Marin Water controller incentives.

WaterSense labels two types of irrigation controllers that can help homeowners and businesses make their irrigation scheduling more water-efficient: Weather-based irrigation controllers use local weather and landscape conditions to tailor watering schedules, and soil moisture-based irrigation controllers monitor moisture levels in the soil to prevent irrigation when water is not needed.

With proper installation, programming, and maintenance, these self-adjusting controllers can reduce overwatering. Install a WaterSense labeled irrigation controller and receive a rebate up to $100.

Note: Rachio 3 irrigation controllers are also available at a discount, up to 70%, through a partnership program with Rachio. Customers may apply for only one controller incentive, not both.

Marin Water’s partnership with Flume is helping provide big discounts on Rain Bird RC2 8-station irrigation controllers, which will soon integrate with the Flume Smart Home Water Monitor to transform the way you water your landscape. Normally priced at $230, these discounted controllers are available for a limited time to Marin Water customers for just $50! With effortless scheduling and intelligent watering insights, you’ll save big on water bills and efficiently irrigate your yard.  

Lawns typically need four times more water than climate appropriate shrubs and perennials, which makes converting lawns to sustainable landscapes one of the best ways to use water more efficiently.

Marin Water is offering customers a rebate of up to $3 per square foot for replacing grass in their landscapes. Homeowner reimbursements will be capped at 1,000 square feet, and business owners capped at 5,000 square feet.

The base rebate of $1.50 per square foot has fewer requirements to provide customers with more flexibility while still achieving water savings. The top tier rebate of $3 per square foot is available to customers who follow best management practices to optimize long-term water savings, including:

  • Sheet mulching in place versus physical removal of lawn.
  • Installation of mostly California native low water use plants over at least 50% of the project area based on mature plant size.
  • Installation of an alternative water source or stormwater capture feature such as a rain garden, rainwater harvesting cistern, or graywater system.
Pre-approval is required to participate in this program; the first step is to submit an application.

Note: Signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September 2022, Assembly Bill 2142 ensures that turf replacement rebates issued in 2022 and beyond will be exempt from state income tax requirements. Federal tax rules still apply. 

When you install a kit to divert water from your washing machine to your garden, it’s called a Laundry-to-Landscape graywater system. We have partnered with the Urban Farmer Store to offer a $125 discount on your purchase of a graywater kit.

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Using a cover when your pool or spa is not in use is the best way to reduce evaporation and save water. Marin Water is offering a rebate of up to $100 for customers that purchase and install qualifying pool or spa covers. Read the program details, and apply for your rebate today. 

Water-Saving Guidance for Pool Owners 
Learn more about pool design considerations, improvements, and maintenance practices to help you save water while getting the most out of your pool with the EPA WaterSense publication Jump Into Pool Water Efficiency Guidance.

 

Rainwater harvesting is the practice of collecting rainwater from rooftops and storing it for later use. This practice can reduce potable water use while also helping to limit erosion and polluted runoff that harm our creeks. Just one inch of rain on a 1,000 square-foot roof produces 600 gallons of runoff. Rainwater harvesting systems and roof gutters should be cleaned seasonally.

Marin Water offers up to 50 cents per gallon of storage, not to exceed actual cost. Total rebates for rain barrels and cisterns may not exceed $1,000 per site.

Remember that harvested rainwater, whether from a rain barrel or a cistern, should not be used for drinking or for human consumption. It should be used for irrigation purposes only.

 

Looking for other easy savings?

We offer free water-efficient fixtures including hose shutoff nozzles, faucet aerators, showerheads, shower timers and leak detection dye tablets. We also provide free phone consultations to help you find the conservation programs and rebates that work best for you.

Call 415-945-1523 or email Conservation@MarinWater.org to request fixtures or schedule a consultation.

Contact Info

Water Conservation Team
Ph: 415.945.1520
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