Find out how much Castle Rock Water will pay you to remove your lawn.
Rate
$3.25/sq ft
Min area
400sq ft
Max area
1,500sq ft
Max rebate
$4,875
Have you removed any grass yet? ColoradoScape Renovation Rebate requires written pre-approval before any work starts — starting early is an automatic disqualification.
You qualify if all of these apply:
You will be disqualified if any of these apply:
Your estimated rebate
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$3.25/ sq ft
Data verified August 9, 2026. Not affiliated with Castle Rock Water.
Castle Rock Water pays $3.25 per square foot for turf replaced with a ColoradoScape design. Residential accounts are capped at 1,500 square feet, which puts the maximum rebate at $4,875. Town Council approves the rate each year, so confirm the current figure before you budget.
400 square feet, or your entire front yard if it is smaller than that. The area also has to be at least 50% healthy, irrigated turf — Castle Rock Water deducts a percentage for dead, declining, or unhealthy grass, and that determination is made at the initial inspection.
No. Synthetic turf does not qualify for any portion of the rebate. This is stricter than Las Vegas, where SNWA accepts permeable artificial turf as a mulch substitute. In Castle Rock, replacing your lawn with synthetic grass earns nothing.
Partly. Turf replaced exclusively with hardscape — patios, decks, or other non-permeable surfaces — does not qualify at all. But if your ColoradoScape design combines plants with hardscape, the turf you replace with concrete or decking earns $1.00 per square foot while the planted portion earns the full $3.25.
Yes, if it reaches $600. Effective 2026 and in line with IRS guidelines, Castle Rock treats water conservation rebates of $600 or more as taxable income. You submit a W-9 before the project is finalized for payment and receive a 1099. At $3.25 per square foot you pass $600 at about 185 square feet, so this applies to nearly every qualifying project.
No. The application has to be submitted and the initial inspection completed before any landscape renovation work begins. Castle Rock Water uses that inspection to verify your square footage and turf health, so starting early forfeits the rebate.
Non-residential accounts use a different tier: a minimum of 1,500 square feet and a maximum rebate area of 15,000 square feet, combining ColoradoScape and impervious areas per account. The residential minimum of 400 sq ft and cap of 1,500 sq ft do not apply to those accounts.