Legal and Policy Distributed Infrastructure Databases

Water Wise Landscape Award

Grass Replacement Incentive Program (GRIP) allows residents to convert 500 square foot minimum area of grass in front yard for a maximum rebate of $4,000 paid out over 2 years

GreatScapes offers free water-wise landscape replacement for residents who qualify and are already a recipient of LEAP or have a household income 60% or lower than the Aurora median income

Residential turf replacement rebate offers $1 per square foot rebate for the removal of any high-water-use plant material and replacement with Xeric or drought tolerant vegetation. $1.50 per sq ft for a ColoradoScape and $.75 per sq ft for hardscape or artificial turf

Lawn removal rebate of $1 per square foot for replacing water-thirsty lawns with low water use landscaping

Residential Water-Wise Landscape Rebate up to $1 per square foot for turf replaced with low-water grass seed areas and up to $2 per square foot for perennial gardens and other water-wise projects

Commercial Water-Wise Landscape Grant: projects may qualify for a grant that assists with 50% of the cost of design, renovation and installation, up to $10,000 per acre with a maximum amount of $50,000 per property. 0.5 acres minimum, 5 acres max

Business turf to native grass conversion rebate of $0.09 to $0.18 per square foot, up to $20,000 per customer

Life After Lawn program offers $1 per square foot rebate for converted turf for areas between 500 to 2,000 square feet for residential properties and between 5,000 and 20,000 square feet for commercial or HOA properties

Water-Saving Plants and Trees Rebate program offers up to $250 for installing approved water-saving plants and up to $150 to installing water-saving trees.

Collaborative Water-Efficient Landscape (WEL) Grants offer public and private commercial facilities within Northern Water’s boundaries a max amount of $20,000 per project (with a matching amount required) with at least 1,000 square feet

Turf Replacement Rebate Program offers up to $2 per square foot for low water use garden plantings and $1 per square foot for low water grass in areas at least 200 square feet and not more than 1,000 square feet with a maximum rebate of $2,000.