Scottsdale Water lists rebates, but residential removal applications remain closed
Scottsdale Water’s current rebate page lists incentives of up to $5,000 for grass removal, $1,500 for pool removal, $250 for a smart irrigation controller and $100 for a Smart Home Water Monitor. But Scottsdale residents should check the program status before spending money: the city says the residential grass-removal rebate closed October 31, 2025, other residential removal rebates closed March 31, 2026, and the next rebate season had not yet launched on the page last updated July 8, 2026.
Scottsdale Water says grass, pool-removal and Smart Home Water Monitor rebates will return when the new rebate season launches. It also says new program requirements were still being reviewed and that residents should not begin removal work before the program reopens and a Notice to Proceed is issued.
Amounts listed on the Scottsdale Water page
The city’s rebate table lists these maximum amounts:
- Smart irrigation controller: residential cost reimbursement up to $250, with a listed deadline of April 30, 2027.
- Pool removal: up to $1,500, with a listed deadline of April 30, 2027.
- Grass removal: up to $5,000 for residential applicants, with a listed deadline of October 31, 2026.
- Smart Home Water Monitor: up to $100, with a listed deadline of April 30, 2027.
Those table dates do not override the page’s status notices. In particular, the city says the residential grass-removal rebate closed October 31, 2025, and other residential removal rebates closed March 31, 2026. Residents should use the current application and confirm that the relevant category has reopened before relying on a listed deadline.
What applicants should know about eligibility
Scottsdale identifies single-family homeowners as residential applicants. Separate multifamily, homeowners association common-area and commercial applications are identified for business owners or property managers and for community managers or HOA board members representing common areas in apartment, condominium or HOA properties.
The city says rebated products must have been purchased on or after July 8, 2026, and products purchased before that date are not eligible under the current program terms. It also says funds are limited and complete applications are processed first come, first served until the applicable deadline or funds are exhausted.
Residential toilet rebates were discontinued
The page does not list residential rebates for WaterSense toilets or urinals. Scottsdale Water says it evaluated single-family residential toilet rebates offered from 1992 through 2023 and found that most replacements occurred in homes that already had high-efficiency toilets rather than replacing older, less-efficient models.
The city says residential toilet and urinal rebates were no longer statistically significant in water savings and were discontinued. The same page separately lists toilet and urinal incentives for multifamily, HOA common-area and commercial applicants, so residential and nonresidential rules are not identical.
Do not begin pool or grass removal early
Scottsdale Water says all removal rebates require a pre-inspection and that projects completed without a Notice to Proceed may not qualify. The page also says grass or an in-ground pool that is already being removed or has already been removed is not eligible.
For residents planning a future project, the practical step is to monitor the city’s rebate page, use the new application when the program reopens and contact the Water Conservation Office before scheduling demolition or landscape conversion work.
Separate August 31 sewer-charge deadline
Scottsdale pool owners have a separate utility-billing deadline. The city calculates sewer rates using average water use during December, January and February. A winter pool refill can raise that average even though the water may not represent typical sewer use.
Customers who refilled a pool during those winter months can submit a sewer-charge adjustment request by August 31, 2026. That deadline is separate from the rebate program and does not reopen or extend a pool- or grass-removal application.
What Scottsdale residents should do now
Before buying equipment or beginning removal work, check the current Scottsdale Water rebate page for the latest status, verify the property category and purchase-date rules, and contact the Water Conservation Office with questions. Because funding is limited and the city uses first-come processing, applicants should be ready to submit promptly if and when the applicable rebate category reopens.
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