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Conservation For Businesses

Are you a Santa Clara County business or school concerned about high water use and its related cost?

The following programs will help get your business or school on the water-saving track:washer

Commercial and Apartment High-Efficiency Toilet Program HET
The district is offering free installation of high-efficiency toilets to qualifying businesses, apartments and schools in Santa Clara County.

  • Click here to find out about who qualifies and how to participate.

Water Submeter Rebate Program
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is offering a rebate (up to $100 per installed water submeter) to mobile home parks and condominium complexes for changing from a master water meter to individual water submeters. The water district found that complexes that install water submeters reduce their water use by 15-30 percent!

  • For more information click here and download the Submeter Rebate flier.

Table Tents for Restaurants: "Drinking Water By Request" Glass 1     
The water district is offering free laminated table tents to restaurants which inform patrons that drinking water is offered by request only.  Call (408) 265-2607, ext. 2554 for your free restaurant table tents today.

Water Efficient Technologies (WET) Program
Are water, sewer or energy costs eating into your bottom line? Rebates are available to any business that makes process or equipment changes that conserve water and reduce wastewater flows. Call program manager Karen Morvay at (408) 265-2607, ext. 2707 for more information, or click here to find out how to obtain a rebate.

Commercial Clothes Washer Rebate Programwashers
The water district is offering rebates of $400 per unit on purchased and leased high-efficiency commercial washing machines.

  • Click here to find out more about how to participate and clean up on the savings!

High-Efficiency Faucet Aerators - FREE to your business
Replace your old, inefficient faucet aerators with new, low-flow faucet aerators, free from the District. Changing out your high-flow faucet aerators with these aerators, which flow at 0.5 gallons per minute, can help you save on your water and energy bills. Call (408) 265-2607, ext. 2554 for your free faucet aerators today.

Pre-Rinse Sprayers - FREE to Restaurants and Food Stores pre rinse sprayer
The amount of water used by pre-rinse kitchen sprayers is significant. We are offering you a FREE solution to SAVE up to $1,000 per year on water, energy and waste-water costs by replacing your pre-rinse kitchen sprayer with a new, high-efficiency, high-velocity spray valve (1.15 gallons per minute).  Take advantage of this simple, cost-saving technology. Call (408) 265-2607, ext. 2554 for your free sprayer today.

Landscape Survey Program
Rethinking your business landscaping is a great way to save water and money. Santa Clara Valley Water District can help landscape managers improve a site's irrigation efficiency. The Water District's Landscape Survey Program has surveyors evaluate and suggest ways to better manage your outdoor water use. Our surveys show potential savings of up to $1,000 per acre of landscape.

  • Click here to learn more about the Landscape Survey Program.

Landscape Rebate Program
The Landscape Rebate Program is designed to assist homeowners and commercial, industrial and institutional property owners increase their outdoor water use efficiency by replacing high water use landscape and/or upgrading to qualifying high efficiency irrigation equipment. Simple changes in plant type and irrigation methods can greatly reduce the water required for an attractive landscape. There are many plants that use surprisingly little water. There are also several irrigation equipment upgrades that can increase your irrigation system’s efficiency which can result in saving water and saving money.

  • Click here for more Landscape Rebate Program information. 

SCVWD is an EPA Water Efficiency Leader award winner