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Central proposes Orem pilot to pay residents to replace lawns, convert irrigation, add trees
Summary
Central staff asked Orem to be a pilot site this spring for a residential and commercial landscape-incentive program that pays homeowners and businesses to replace turf, convert sprinklers to drip and plant trees; Central would fund only its portion and the city would not be required to adopt a water-efficient landscape ordinance to participate.
Central water agency staff asked the Orem City Council to approve a pilot of its landscape incentive program that would pay homeowners and commercial property owners to remove water-intensive turf, switch overhead irrigation to drip systems and plant trees.
The program pairs two main project typeslawn replacement and irrigation conversionwith an added tree rebate offered last year. Under the pilot Central said it would provide $1.50 per square foot for lawn replacement and $0.50 per square foot for irrigation conversions. A tree rebate would be $50 per tree, capped at five trees per residential project and 10 per commercial project.
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