Lawn and irrigation rebates near Fairfield and Napa
Eco Scapes·Published ·Updated
The short answer
Your water provider pays you back. Solano’s county water agency pays $1.50 a square foot to swap lawn for low-water planting, up to $1,500, and half the cost of a smart controller, up to $300. Napa pays $2 a square foot, up to $2,000. Get approval before the lawn comes out.
Find your town below. Programs change every year.
Which rebates can I get in my town?
Choose a provider example to compare lawn and smart-controller offers. Check the provider on your water bill before using a city’s figures.
FairfieldRebates through Solano County Water Agency (SCWA) · Checked Sep 2026
back for swapping 600 sq ft of lawn
$1.50 per sq ft, up to $1,500.
Smart controller50% of a WaterSense weather-based controller, up to $300
- Fairfield, through Solano County Water Agency (SCWA): lawn swap $1.50 per sq ft, up to $1,500; smart controller 50% of a WaterSense weather-based controller, up to $300. Checked Sep 2026.
- Vacaville, through Solano County Water Agency (SCWA): lawn swap $1.50 per sq ft, up to $1,500; smart controller 50% of a WaterSense weather-based controller, up to $300. Checked Sep 2026.
- Vallejo, through Solano County Water Agency (SCWA): lawn swap $1.50 per sq ft, up to $1,500; smart controller 50% of a WaterSense weather-based controller, up to $300. Checked Sep 2026.
- Napa, through City of Napa: lawn swap $2 per sq ft, up to $2,000; smart controller A Rachio 3 at 15% off, while the limited stock lasts. Checked Sep 2026.
- American Canyon, through City of American Canyon: lawn swap $1 per sq ft, up to $750; smart controller no rebate right now. Checked Sep 2026.
A nearby city name does not establish eligibility. Elmira, Suisun Valley, Green Valley and Silverado properties may have a different provider. Confirm the program accepts your water account, then check that it is open before you buy or dig. Funding and terms can change.
Do I need approval before the lawn comes out?
Yes, almost everywhere. Nearly every program here inspects the lawn or sends a written go-ahead before any of it comes out. Pull it early and there’s nothing left to measure, and no rebate.
Once you’re approved, the clock starts: four to eight months to finish, depending on the program. Settle the design, the drip and the plants before you apply, so the whole window goes to the work. And plan to keep it: some programs ask that the lawn never goes back.
What has to go back in to qualify?
Low-water plants on drip, with mulch between them. Overhead spray is out in the new beds, and the plants should cover about half the ground once grown.
The drip valves, filters, pressure regulators and emitters a program asks for are the work of a drip conversion.
Which smart controllers get money back?
A weather-based controller that waters by the forecast. Solano’s agency pays 50% of a WaterSense weather-based controller, up to $300, and Napa lists a Rachio offer. Eligible account offers are in the finder above.
We install Rachio and Hunter Hydrawise smart controllers, and program them zone by zone. Whether a model qualifies is the program’s call, so check its list before you buy. More on controller replacement.
Who applies, and where does the money go?
The water customer applies, and the money goes to that account, as a check or a credit on the water bill. Renters need the owner’s written OK. Keep every receipt and the plant list; programs ask for them before they pay.
Our part is the design, the drip and zones, and the controller, with a written quote before any work starts, so what goes in matches the terms you applied under. The irrigation page covers how we set up a system; your provider’s watering hours are in watering rules by city.
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Before you apply
Not for a lawn swap.
No. SCWA’s program is not retroactive, and the city programs here approve the project before work starts, so apply first and dig second.
Ask the water provider before changing the lawn.
Napa accepts lawn browned by drought cuts, while SCWA wants the lawn green at the first inspection. Neither pays for bare dirt. Ask your provider before you stop watering or remove anything.
No.
SCWA and Napa rule it out in their terms. The rebates pay for low-water plants on drip in place of lawn.
Yes.
SCWA pays first come, first served, and Napa’s Cash for Grass can end if funding runs out. Confirm yours is open before you dig.
Approval first, then the dig
Call to discuss the irrigation work. Check rebate eligibility with your water provider before starting.
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