Prescott pays $1.00 per square foot to remove actively irrigated grass, or $1.25 when you replace it with drought-tolerant, low-water, non-invasive plants. Ask the city's water conservation office for the application and rules before you plan. Prescott sits higher and colder than the Valley, so check each plant's cold hardiness.
Replacing a 1,000 sq ft lawn here also saves about 31,000 gallons of water a year. Use the rebate calculator to see your own number and pick plants that count.
What Prescott asks for
- City of Prescott water customer.
- $1.00 per sq ft, or $1.25 when the new plants are drought tolerant, low water use and non-invasive.
- The city's rebate page does not list the full rules. Ask the water conservation office for the application and rules before you plan.
How to apply in Prescott
- Call 928-777-1130 or email water.smart@prescott-az.gov for the application.
- Follow the city's rules and keep your receipts.
Prescott rebate program page or call 928-777-1130. Rules change, so check the city page before you start. Figures checked October 6, 2026.
Picking plants for Prescott? See plant delivery in Prescott for frost dates, when to plant and plants that handle Prescott winters.
How coverage is counted, artificial grass, HOAs, taxes and every other city are on the grass removal rebates page.
We sell plants. We don't run this program, can't approve an application, and can't promise a rebate. Figures are estimates. Each city decides.