What is the Commercial Irrigation Submeter Rebate?
The Irrigation Submeter Rebate provides a rebate to commercial, municipal, and multi-family (5+ units) customers for the installation of an irrigation submeter.
What is an irrigation submeter?
Often, the main water meter can include both indoor and outdoor consumption making it difficult to manage outdoor water use and identify leaks. An irrigation submeter is a separate water meter that can monitor and measure water used for landscape purposes, such as that from irrigation, pools, and/or fountains.
How much is the rebate?
EBMUD will reimburse up to 50% of the cost of the irrigation submeter. The maximum rebate is $200 per irrigation submeter.
EBMUD will not reimburse costs for the following:
- Taxes, shipping, labor, service fees.
- Maintenance or replacement of existing irrigation submeter(s).
- Repairs in new construction or to meet Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO).
Eligibility requirements
- EBMUD commercial, municipal, or multi-family (5+ units) customer with an active, potable EBMUD water service location.
- Irrigation submeter must have the ability to monior and separately measure total water flow used for landscape purposes.
- Irrigation submeter must have a leak detection feature.
How to apply
Step 1. Review the eligibility requirements.
Step 2. Submit the online rebate application or email a completed Commercial Irrigation Submeter Rebate Application to waterconservation@ebmud.com, along with a photo of the existing area for proposed submeter installation.
Step 3. Wait for EBMUD approval before beginning your project.
Step 4. After receiving approval, complete installation within a 9-month deadline and send to EBMUD:
- Photo of installed equipment.
- Copy of receipt or contractor's invoice showing material price, exclusive of labor, taxes, and other fees.
Step 5. The final rebate may not exceed 50% of the cost, not to exceed $200 per irrigation submeter. Rebates are issued as checks payable to the account holder and mailed to the billing address on file within two months of rebate approval. To request an alternate payee, submit a Payee Change Request Form for EBMUD approval.
Note: EBMUD may verify with an in-person site visit.
Frequently asked questions
This rebate program is only available to EBMUD commercial, municipal, and multi-family (5+ units) customers with an active, potable EBMUD water service location.
EBMUD will reimburse up to 50% of the cost of the irrigation submeter. The maximum rebate is $200 per irrigation submeter.
Yes, please do! During any 24-month period, the combined rebate amount provided by EBMUD may not exceed $15,000 for commercial and large multi-family properties (5+ units). You may apply for additional rebates after the 24-month period has elapsed.