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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Homeowners and businesses volition person much wealth from the metropolis of Fresno erstwhile they regenerate their beforehand lawns with water-efficient landscaping.
The metropolis launched its Expanded Lawn to Garden Rebate program. The programme is unfastened to residents and businesses who person h2o work done the Fresno Department of Public Utilities.
The programme present offers $2 per quadrate ft for eligible tract conversion projects, which the metropolis says is astir treble the erstwhile rebate amount. The rebate is disposable connected a first-come, first-served ground and is funded successful portion by a $5 cardinal assistance from the Department of Water Resources: Urban Community Drought Relief Grant Program.
Residential customers tin person up to $3,000 erstwhile they harvester the maximum programme covered 1,500 quadrate feet of tract successful their beforehand gait to water-wise landscaping.
Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional (CII) customers tin present person the maximum programme covers 4,000 quadrate feet of lawn, and person up to $8,000 successful rebates for projects.
"This expanded rebate besides helps CII properties comply with caller authorities requirements that restrict the usage of potable h2o to irrigate non-functional turf astatine sites similar schools, HOAs and commercialized developments.
"Customers indispensable use and person support earlier starting immoderate project. Projects indispensable person astatine slightest 200 quadrate feet of beforehand tract and usage approved drought-tolerant plants. The rebate does not use to artificial turf."
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