from Foothill Municipal Water District
Foothill Municipal Water District (FMWD), will continue to provide rebates for high efficiency toilets, turf removal and rain barrels as part of an effort to be more independent of imported water supplies announced Nina Jazmadarian, General Manager of FMWD.The program that began July 1, 2010 with over $50,000 provided in rebates reopened July 1, 2011. Program dollars are limited. Once the money runs out for the year, the program will be suspended.
The following rebates are being offered to customers within the service area.
- Residential High Efficiency Toilets – customers that replace older high water use toilets with high-efficiency toilets can receive a $50 rebate. Only WaterSensequalified high-efficiency toilets with a capacity of 1.28 gallons per flush or less qualify for rebates. (Check with your water provider for additional rebate dollars on selected items.)
- Turf Removal Program – Foothill area residents can receive up to $800 in rebates for removing their thirsty lawns and replacing with California Friendly plants, drought tolerant plants, mulch, or pervious hardscape.
- Rain Barrels – customers can receive a 50% of the cost of a rain barrel rebate up to $100 per rain barrel for up to a maximum of 8 barrels by capturing stormwater and using it to irrigate landscape.
In addition to the above rebates, residential customers can receive the following rebates through Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:
- High Efficiency Clothes Washers – a rebate of up to $135 for one washer is being offered. Washers must have a water factor of 4.0 or less.
- Weather-based Irrigation Controller – a rebate of $80 for less than 1 acre and $25 per station for more than 1 acre of irrigation is being offered.
- Rotating Sprinkler Nozzles – Pop-up spray head nozzles can be replaced with these low-precipitation rate nozzles to help reduce run-off and irrigate more efficiently. The rebate for nozzles is $3 per nozzle with a minimum of 25 per application. Please visit the FMWD website at http://fmwd.com/Conservation.aspx for information on how to apply for rebates.
Foothill area commercial and industrial customers can receive rebates on water conservation devices as well.
As a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Foothill’s customers are eligible for the Save A Buck program. For more information, go to http://www.mwdsaveabuck.com/. Foothill Municipal Water District provides imported water to Crescenta ValleyWater District, La Cañada Irrigation District, Mesa Crest Water Company, Valley Water Company, Lincoln Avenue Water Company, Las Flores Water Company and Rubio Cañon Land & Water Association. Kinneloa Irrigation District, another retail agency, takes no water from Foothill. More information can be found on the District’s website at www.fmwd.com.
