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State water agency outlines rebate, asks Grantsville to adopt ordinance to unlock homeowner rebates
Summary
A Utah Division of Water Resources official told Grantsville council that adopting a water‑efficient landscaping ordinance allows the city’s residents and properties to be eligible for $2 per square foot rebates to replace turf with water‑wise plantings and irrigation; the program targets park strips and new developments and includes education resources.
Heidi King, conservation coordinator with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources, presented the statewide Waterwise Landscape Incentive Program and explained eligibility, program rules and education supports. King said the program, launched in 2023, offers $2 per square foot to remove lawn and install water‑wise plantings, requires at least 50% of the project area to be perennial plantings, and is delivered by the division and by larger water districts in population centers.
King clarified that the program is intended to incentivize existing landscapes to become more water efficient and that the city must adopt water-efficient landscaping standards for new construction for residents to become eligible. “This rebate is delivered by the division of water resources in partnership with the largest water districts in the state,” King said. Council members asked how the ordinance would operate locally and requested staff draft a code change for council review so Grantsville residents can opt in to the program; the council directed staff to proceed with a draft ordinance and report back.
