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Metropolitan has created easy-to-follow booklets and reference materials to help homeowners, businesses and institutions like hospitals, schools and universities identify ways to save water. Here you’ll find downloadable waterwise tip cards, California Friendly® gardening guides, how-to videos and original artwork from our latest advertising and outreach campaign.

Rebate and Incentive Program Fact Sheets

Metropolitan has a suite of incentives available for residential and commercial properties.


Turf Replacement Program
Turf Replacement for Public Agencies
Commercial Turf Replacement Program
General Residential Rebates
General Residential Rebates Postcard
Incentives for Recycled Water On-site Retrofit Program
Water Savings Incentive Program
Commercial Water Efficiency Survey Flyer
No-Cost Home Water Use Surveys Flyer

Water-Saving Tips

Look here for easy-to-do ideas on how to cut down water use inside homes and businesses.

Commercial/Industrial/Institutional Water Saving Checklist
Maintaining a Healthy Landscape
Tips for Being Waterwise Outside and Indoors
Home is Where the Savings Are: An Illustrated Guide
Hospitality Industry - Conservation guide for guestrooms
Eliminate Watering of Non-functional Turf

How-to Videos

The videos below provide inspiration and direction for creating and maintaining a California Friendly® landscape. Additional videos can be found in the Garden section.

Eliminating Runoff:

Irrigation Troubleshooting
Cycle and Soak
Convert Sprinkler to Drip Irrigation

Turf Removal:

Identifying & Removing Lawn Types
Sheet Mulching – Step by Step
Solarization – Step by Step
Sod Removal – Step by Step

California Friendly® Gardening Materials

Think beautiful and water-efficient! California Friendly® plants are all that.

TreePeople Monthly Maintenance Checklist
Maintaining a Healthy Landscape
California Friendly® Landscape Maintenance Guide
The Waterwise Garden Guidebook
Top 10 California Friendly® Plants
Quick Tips for a California Friendly® Garden
50 Favorites for California Friendly® Landscapes
Municipal Guides for Waterwise Gardening
Taking the First Step for a California Friendly® Garden
California Friendly® Landscape Classes Brochure
Schedule of Classes

Watering Tools

Watering Index
Learn more about the watering index and how it is calculated.
RSS Feed Watering Calculator
Estimate the proper amount of water for your landscape or garden.
Public Use Widget
Add the Watering Index and H2Love campaign graphics.

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