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Rainwater Harvesting
Harvesting rainwater from your rooftop protects the Santa Monica Bay, safeguards drinking water supplies, and adds a little excitement into to your life and landscape - and can put money in your pocket.
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Rain Harvest Rebates - rebate amounts have doubled!

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1. Rain Gutter Downspout Redirect Rebate: Up to $40 per qualified rain gutter downspout (up to and including all downspouts on one’s property), includes labor and materials. Rebates are available for the cost of redirecting rain gutter downspouts to permeable surfaces, such as landscaped areas.

2. Rain Barrel Rebate: Rebates up to $200 per barrel (capacity  up to 199 gallon), includes design, labor and materials.

3. Small Cistern Rebate: Up to $500 per cistern (capacity 200 to 499 gallons each), includes design, labor and materials.

4. Large Cistern Rebate:
Up to $1,000 per cistern (capacity 500+ gallons each), includes design, labor and materials.

Eligibility:

Any property owner (resident, institution or business) in the City of Santa Monica and any tenant of said property with the permission of the owner.

Downspouts: Only downspouts that drain DIRECTLY to the alley or street are available for this program. Downspouts that drain to the landscape are NOT available for the redirect rebate program.

Rain Barrels: Up to 2 barrels per downspout; maximum 8 barrels.

Small Cisterns: Up to 4 cisterns per property.

Large Cisterns: Up to 2 cisterns per property.

Last updated: Tuesday, 01/10/2012

Rain Barrel & Cistern Rebate Program

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Harvesting rainwater protects the Bay from runoff and makes watering your yard fun. 

If that's not enough incentive, what about a generous rebate

Would that help?  

 

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