City of Scottsdale Water Conservation

Scottsdale grass removal and water efficiency rebates

Residential grass removal has paid $2.00 per square foot up to $5,000. The program runs in cycles: the 2025 residential round closed 2025-10-31 and related removal rebates closed 2026-03-31; the city states it returns next rebate season under similar rules. We track the reopening date.

Scottsdale runs one of the metro’s strongest turf-conversion rebates - up to $5,000 for residential grass removal - but it opens and closes in seasons, and the city requires pre-approval before any grass comes out. If your project touches the landscape, we time the application to the open window so the rebate isn’t lost to sequencing.

Who qualifies

  • Scottsdale water customers, during an open rebate cycle
  • Pre-approval before removal is required by ordinance
  • Living grass conversion to qualifying desert landscape

What we handle for you

Scottsdale's program is cyclical - the money is real but the window matters. We watch the reopening date, hold your landscape design ready to file on day one of the next cycle, and sequence removal only after the city's pre-approval, as its ordinance requires.

Pairs naturally with

Home additionsWhole-home renovationCustom rebuilds

Source: City of Scottsdale Water Conservation · last verified 2026-07-06 · program terms and funding are subject to change; we re-verify before anything enters your proposal.