Calif. city incentivizes drought-tolerant landscaping
The City Council in Indian Wells, CA unanimously approved a funding match for the Coachella Valley Water District Rebate Program. With California in a severe drought, the push for desert homeowners to conserve use on their lawns is imperative. This program will offer their residents money to switch to more drought-tolerant landscaping procedures. The council agreed to match $500,000 in funding, allocating $300k of the total funding for residential projects, with $200k for HOAs. These conversion projects can be up to 5,000 sqft of turf for residential properties and up to 15,000 sqft for HOA properties.