Residential Rebates & Services
Save water and green, too!
Everyone in our community can do their part to help save Thornton’s water supply. To encourage customer participation, we offer a wide variety of rebates, discounts, and services. We invite you to take advantage of these programs to help conserve our most precious resource and save a little money, too.
Residential Rebates*
It always pays to save water.
Thornton Water offers many incentives for you to be more efficient in your water use—whether outdoors or inside.
Rebates can be submitted online, emailed, or mailed. To personally drop off a rebate application, please call 720-977-6600 to schedule an appointment.
Transform a section of your yard—whether grass or a problem area—into a water-wise garden with low-water plants and receive up to $2 per sq. ft. in return. To see if your project qualifies, please read the information and rules below. Projects that are all rock with no plant material do not qualify for the rebate. Read a blog post about transforming your landscape and see some projects that qualify and some that do not qualify.
Landscape Rebate Application Form
Landscape Rebate Information and Rules
Artificial Turf Rebate Information and Rules
Additional Resources to Help Transition Your Yard
Resource Central’s Water-Wise Yards – an inspiration hub
Landscape Designs for 4,000 sq. ft. lot
Landscape Designs for 7,000 sq. ft lot
Landscape Designs for 9,000 sq. ft. lot
Landscape Design for Average Sized Lot
Landscape Design for a Larger Sized Lot
Plant Select Downloadable Designs
Did you know that HOAs cannot prohibit you from planting drought-tolerant plants?
The controller rebate is for up to $200, excluding taxes, shipping, and installation costs. Limit one per 10 years. Must be a WaterSense-certified irrigation controller.
Complete the Residential Rebates Application
Residential Irrigation Controller Rebate Information and Rules
Get a $25 rebate for a residential rain sensor connected to a sprinkler system. Limit one per 10 years.
Limited to the number of bathrooms listed on Adams County records. For the replacement of installed toilets only, not for new construction. Must be WaterSense-certified toilets. Standard 1.6 or dual flush toilets on the WaterSense list do not qualify.
How much does toilet installation cost?
If you hire a contractor to install a new water-wise toilet, it is a good idea to ask your neighbors for recommendations, get at least three quotes, and read online reviews. Based on 2024 data, toilet installations by a licensed plumber range between $300 and $800, not including the cost of the toilet.
This data was compiled from multiple industry articles, including Angi’s “How Much Does Plumbing Repair Cost,” HomeGuide’s “How Much Does a Plumber Cost,” and Forbes’ “How Much Does Plumbing Repair Cost.”
Save money and do it yourself with this “How to Install a Toilet” video from Ace Hardware.
Thornton Water partners with Resource Central to offer Garden In A Box, a professionally designed, DIY low-water garden kit. There are two annual sales —early spring and late summer — purchase your kit while supplies last.
Sign up for more information at https://resourcecentral.org/gardens/.
You can also get additional help planting your new water-wise garden by learning how to H2Overhaul your landscape.
Residential Services
We make saving water easy. Here are some ways we’d love to help you be water-wise.
Free sprinkler consultations and a personalized watering schedule are available to Thornton water customers through Resource Central.
Consultations help you:
- Save money on your water bill
- Improve the appearance of your landscape
- Increase your water efficiency
- Maximize the lifespan and effectiveness of your sprinkler system
- Identify problems in your sprinkler system
To sign up register online or call Resource Central at 303-999-3824.
Enjoy a free home water conservation audit kit (while supplies last) from the Water Resources Division. The kit contains toilet dye tablets, a flow measurement bag, a 2.0gpm showerhead, and other water saving tools. Request your kit below:
Thornton Cares provides short-term assistance to qualifying Thornton Water customers. For more information about income criteria and to apply, visit the Thornton Cares website or call 720-977-5815.
Lawn care in Colorado can be wasteful and exhausting. As a Thornton water customer you can sign up with our water efficiency partner, Resource Central to do a discounted lawn removal and jumpstart your water-wise yard project. Their expert team will cut the sod, remove, and then compost the removed material. They will help get you one step closer to planting a water-wise yard! A limited number of lawn removal appointments are available to Thornton water customers at the very low cost of $1 per sq. ft. (200 sq. ft. minimum).
And don’t forget, we’ve got your guide to finishing your water-wise landscape. Get Your Kit to help H2Overhaul your yard.
Replace your lawn for a beautiful, water-wise outdoor space. By replacing your grass for water-wise plants, you’ll use less water outdoors while supporting pollinators (and spending less time maintaining that yard). It’s an easy way to create a stunning environment that benefits both our communities and the environment.
As a Thornton water customer you can sign up with our water efficiency partner, Resource Central who offers a convenient mix and match solution, simply commit to removing 200 square feet of lawn and complete a quick online application.
The Lawn Replacement Program rate for 2024 is $2.50 per square foot. The city of Thornton will pay the first $1.50 per square foot (up to $750) and the customer will pay the remaining $1.00 per square foot (anything over $750 will be charged at $2.50). Approved participants can receive up to $750 in discounts toward lawn removal and/or a garden in a box kit.
* Rebates may be considered taxable income by the IRS. Consult a tax professional for more information.
