Utah Water Savers Landscape Incentive Help
Your Choice Yards helps Salt Lake County homeowners plan and build rebate-aware xeriscape projects for the Utah Water Savers Landscape Incentive.
Your Choice Yards is an independent landscaping company based in Taylorsville, UT. We are not Utah Water Savers, Slow The Flow, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, or a government agency. Program approval, eligibility, inspections, requirements, and incentive payments are handled by the official program.
What we do is help you avoid the common project mistakes: starting too early, replacing grass with a design that does not meet planting requirements, missing irrigation details, or ending up with a yard that saves water but does not look finished.
How Slow the Flow Fits In
Slow the Flow is a Utah water conservation resource that helps homeowners find water-saving tips, tools, and rebate information. For many Salt Lake County homeowners, Slow the Flow and Utah Water Savers are part of the same planning path: check the official rebate details, confirm eligibility for your city or water provider, apply before work begins, then build the approved landscape.
Your Choice Yards fits in after you decide you want help turning the rebate rules into a real yard. We can help you plan the lawn replacement area, shape the design around the requirements, and install the finished xeriscape once the official program gives approval.
Landscape Incentive Planning for Salt Lake County
Utah Water Savers offers landscape incentive programs for qualifying properties that replace maintained lawn with water-wise landscaping. In many Salt Lake County cities served through Jordan Valley and Slow The Flow, eligible lawn replacement projects can receive up to $3 per square foot when the project follows the official requirements.
Your Choice Yards helps homeowners in Taylorsville, Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Murray, Midvale, West Jordan, South Jordan, Millcreek, Holladay, Cottonwood Heights, Kearns, and nearby Salt Lake County areas plan practical xeriscape projects before work begins.
Plan Before You Apply
We walk the yard, talk through the grass areas you want to remove, and help shape a landscape plan that fits the official application process.
Build After Approval
Do not remove lawn or start construction before the required program review. Once you are approved, we can handle grass removal, prep, and installation.
Finish the Yard Right
We install low-water plants, drip irrigation, rock, mulch, edging, and usable layout details so the yard feels intentional, not stripped down.
What the Program Usually Looks For
Official requirements can vary by city and water provider, so always confirm your property through Utah Water Savers before starting. For many local lawn replacement projects, the program expects:
- A qualifying property in an eligible city or water-provider area.
- Living, maintained grass at the time you apply and before the first inspection.
- Photos, a recent water bill, and a landscape plan submitted before work begins.
- No lawn removal, construction, or project start until after the required pre-project review.
- Water-wise planting beds with perennial plant coverage, not just rock.
- Drip irrigation or approved low-water irrigation for new planting areas.
- Separation from overhead spray irrigation where lawn remains.
- Completion and final inspection before the incentive is paid.
Program rules may exclude or limit artificial turf, water features, impervious hardscape, and projects that already removed grass before approval. We help you design around the official rules while still building a yard that works for daily life.
Flip the Strip Landscaping Help
If you are looking into a Flip the Strip-style project, Your Choice Yards can help turn a narrow lawn strip or front yard grass area into a clean, water-wise landscape that is easier to maintain and better suited for Utah’s climate.
These projects often need more planning than they first appear to. The official Landscape Incentive rules commonly require the grass to still be living and maintained before approval, an initial review before work begins, permanent lawn and overhead spray removal in the project area, drip irrigation for planting beds, mulch, and enough perennial or shrub coverage for the finished landscape to qualify.
We are not the rebate program, and we do not decide eligibility. What we can do is help you avoid common mistakes, such as removing grass too early, installing only rock where plant coverage is expected, using the wrong irrigation setup, or building a strip that meets the rules but does not improve curb appeal.
Rebate-Aware Xeriscape Design
The strongest projects start with a clear plan: where the grass comes out, where plants go, how the drip zones work, and how the finished space will look from the street and from inside the home.
Your Choice Yards can help translate the incentive requirements into a buildable xeriscape plan with low-water plants, clean borders, functional rock areas, and a layout that still feels like a finished landscape.
Irrigation Details Matter
Landscape incentive projects often depend on removing overhead spray from converted lawn areas and using efficient irrigation for new planting beds. We can help plan drip zones, sprinkler changes, smart timer upgrades, and practical watering layouts that support the finished xeriscape.
How We Help
- Check official eligibility through Utah Water Savers or Slow The Flow.
- Walk the yard and identify the grass areas you want to replace.
- Create a project plan and estimate before you start work.
- Give you the details you need for the application, photos, and landscape plan.
- Wait for the official review or pre-project visit before removing grass.
- Build the approved xeriscape with irrigation, planting, rock, and finishing details.
Utah Water Savers Landscape Incentive FAQs
Ready to Plan a Rebate-Aware Yard?
Talk with Your Choice Yards before removing grass. We can help you understand the project, plan the xeriscape, and build the yard after the official program gives you the green light.