Does Scottsdale promote water conservation?
Scottsdale’s Water Conservation staff work to help residents use water wisely. Last year alone, they responded to over 18,000 phone calls for assistance, and held 20 landscape workshops for 1,000 customers. The workshops teach people about best water management practices for their landscaping. Water management on landscaping is important since landscape watering accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all municipal water use here in the Valley. Conservation staff also perform residential and commercial site visits. Scottsdale offers rebate programs to encourage citizens to install water efficient plumbing fixtures and/or convert their existing grass to a low water using Xeriscape landscape. The plumbing rebate for installing a low-flow toilet in a structure built before 1992 is $75. A single-family homeowner may also receive up to $1,500 for removing existing grass. Additionally, we offer a water audit program that gives customers a chance to get individual recommendations about how to reduce
