The Lower Colorado River Authority has expanded its WaterSmart rebates program to help residents and businesses conserve water and save money. The rebates help offset the cost of projects to decrease water use, including upgrading irrigation systems, maintaining landscapes and pools, testing soil, and for the first time, converting turf grass to landscaping that uses less water.
Residents and businesses that receive water from an LCRA water customer and LCRA domestic use customers with contracts to draw water directly from the Highland Lakes are eligible for the rebate program. City of Austin residents and businesses are eligible for rebates from Austin Water.
Rebates for residential properties are available for 50% of the cost, up to $600, for irrigation system evaluations, pressurereducing heads and nozzles, pressure-reducing valves and in-line regulators, soil moisture sensors, rain sensors, WaterSense smart controllers, pool filters and covers, mechanical aeration, compost and mulch, and soil testing. LCRA now also offers rebates for hoseend timers and converting turf grass to native garden beds or drought-tolerant landscapes.
