Current Local Conditions
Due to the dry winter and hot summer weather, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has asked the public to reduce water use by 10%. While mandatory cutbacks once feared necessary will likely not be required this year, SFPUC officials cautioned that failing to continue conserving may make rationing necessary next year if dry conditions continue. To help you use water more efficiently, below is a list of indoor and outdoor water conservation rebates and programs. For additional water saving tips and ideas, visit http://www.watersavinghero.com.
For more information about water and energy savings, please contact your Account Representative or call CPAU Marketing Services at (650) 329-2241.
Business Rebates and Programs
Indoor water use survey Program
Free indoor water surveys for commercial, industrial, school and institutional (CII) facilities. Participants receive a comprehensive report detailing facility water use, recommendations for improving efficiency, potential water and cost savings, and information about rebates and other free programs. Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.
To schedule an Indoor Water Use Survey, contact WaterWise Consulting Inc. at (866) 685-2322.
Landscape Survey Program
This program provides landscape surveys for commercial sites with 5,000 square feet or more of irrigated landscape. The survey includes site specific recommendations for improving irrigation system efficiency and analysis of potential water and cost savings. It also qualifies sites to participate in the Landscape Rebate Program. For additional information regarding the program, please visit here.
To schedule a Landscape Survey, contact Global Sun Landscaping at (408) 239-4655 or by email Miguel@GSL1.net
Landscape Rebate Program
The Landscape Rebate Program provides rebates for businesses that improve their outdoor water use efficiency by replacing high water use landscape and/or upgrading to high efficiency irrigation equipment. This new program is a combination of several landscape rebate programs into one.
- Palo Alto businesses can receive a rebate of $1.50 per square foot of turf grass removed and replaced with approved low-water using plants and/or permeable hardscape. The maximum rebate amount for Palo Alto businesses is $30,000.
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Rebates are available for installing weather-based irrigation controllers, rain sensors, converting overhead spray to drip irrigation, replacing rotating nozzles and spray heads, and more. Rebate amounts vary, based upon the project and cost.
To qualify for the Landscape Rebate Program, sites must participate in the Landscape Survey Program prior to beginning their project or purchasing materials. For additional information regarding the program, please visit here.
To schedule a landscape survey, contact Global Sun Landscaping at (408) 239-4655 or email Miguel@GSL1.net
High Efficiency Toilet (HET) and Urinal (HEU) Installation Program
Commercial, industrial, institutional facilities and multi-family dwellings with tank-type and flush-valve toilets that flush at 3.5 gallons per flush (gpf) or greater can receive free high efficiency toilets that flush at 1.28 gpf or less. Facilities with urinals that flush at 1.0 gpf or greater can receive a free flush valve retrofit kit, which reduces the flush volume to 0.5 gpf. Installation is included in this free service.
To schedule a free HET installation or urinal flush valve kit installation, call SJ Water Conservation Company at (888) 520-9494.
Commercial Rebate Program
Facilities can receive rebates for replacing urinals flushing at 1.0 gpf or greater with high efficiency urinals that flush at one pint or less. The rebate amount is $500 for each urinal replaced.
For more information and application materials, contact Karen Morvay at Santa Clara Valley Water District (408) 265-2607 x2707 or email kmorvay@valleywater.org
Commercial Clothes Washer Rebates
Property managers and owners of laundromats or multi-family common laundry rooms can receive rebates for replacing older, top-loading clothes washers with approved high efficiency models. Rebate amount is $400 for each clothes washer installed.
For more information and application materials, contact Karen Morvay at Santa Clara Valley Water District (408) 265-2607 x2707 or email kmorvay@valleywater.org
Water Efficient Technologies (WET)
Rebates are available for upgrading or replacing water-using equipment to improve the water use efficiency in various facility processes. The WET rebate program offers rebates of up to $50,000 or 50% of the project costs, for each qualified water saving process or equipment change that reduces water use by at least 100 CCF per year.
For more information and application information, contact Ray Wong at Santa Clara Valley Water District (408) 265-2607 x2288 or email rwong@valleywater.org
Water Submeter Rebate Program
Rebates are available for property managers and owners of mobile home parks and condominium complexes for changing from a master water meter to individual water submeters. Valley Water offers a rebate of up to $100 per installed water submeter. Applicants must contact Valley Water for an application package prior to a project start.
For more information and application materials, contact Karen Morvay at Santa Clara Valley Water District (408) 265-2607 x2707 or email kmorvay@valleywater.org
Commercial Water Softener Rebate Program
Valley Water offers a rebate of $400 to business owners for replacing their old timer-based water softener (owned or leased) with a new efficient demand initiated regeneration (DIR) water softener. A pre-inspection is required prior to removal of the old water softener.
To request a pre-inspection and application, call Ray Wong at Santa Clara Valley Water District at (408) 265-2607 x2288 or email him rwong@valleywater.org
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