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Spray-to-Drip Rebate Program

Water your landscape more efficiently and save water by converting areas irrigated by spray heads to drip irrigation. Rather than spraying wide areas, drip systems utilize point emitters to deliver water to specific locations at or near plant root zones. Water drips slowly from the emitters either onto the soil surface or below ground. As a result, less water is lost to wind and evaporation, and weed growth is minimized. Drip irrigation systems are very water-efficient and are even customizable for different plant varieties in a small area.

Rebate Information

The Spray-to-Drip Rebate Program is currently available from participating water agencies for Orange County commercial customers.

  • Current Base Rebate Levels:
    • Commercial Projects: $0.50 per square foot, max 50,000 sq ft per application or meter.
    • Public Agency Projects: $0.50 per square foot, max 200,000 sq ft per application or meter.
  • Projects that are underway or already completed prior to the receipt of the “Letter to Proceed” email are not eligible to participate.
  • The conversion must replace working, standard spray irrigation with drip irrigation. A minimum of 250 square feet of irrigated area must be converted to drip irrigation.
  • The installed drip irrigation equipment must be listed on the Eligible Products List (found in the Program Documents). Bubblers are not eligible for a rebate.
  • Every Spray-to-Drip project must include:
    • A pressure regulator and filter listed on the Eligible Products List.
    • In-line emitter tubing listed on the Eligible Products List. In-line drip emitter tubing is standard polyethylene tubing with pre-installed pressure compensating (PC) emitters along the length of the tubing.
  • Any drip irrigation with different flow rates, as well as any non-drip irrigation equipment, must run on separate irrigation valves. Having mixed flow rates on the same valve will void the project.
  • Any unused spray heads in the project area must be removed or capped. Spray heads outside of the project area must not overspray onto the project area.

*A rebate program application and all of the personal information listed in it is public record and will be made available to any member of the public who requests it. By signing a rebate program application, the applicant acknowledges that the applicant has no privacy expectations to this information and waives any claim to such.