Water Efficiency Rebate Program

This program only applies to purchases made July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026 (or until funds are depleted).

In 2024, the Metropolitan Council, through funding from the Clean Water Land & Legacy Amendment, has awarded the City of Lakeville a water efficiency grant. The goal of this program is to improve municipal water use in cities that are supplied with 100% groundwater, and are identified as having water supply issues, by helping to conserve water. The City of Lakeville is utilizing the water efficiency grant monies to offer Lakeville residents and businesses a rebate program. The rebate program will include replacement of existing water-using devices with specified water-efficient devices purchased July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026 (or until funds are depleted).

How the Program Works

The rebate program is limited to property owners who are customers of the City of Lakeville water supply system. Expenses eligible for the rebate include the out-of-pocket cost of the replacement device (labor and taxes not included). New construction, new development and the replacement of existing water-efficient devices are ineligible as this program is intended as a current infrastructure replacement program. Homeowners associations (HOAs) are not eligible for irrigation product rebates. Eligible rebates include and are limited to the following:

• Toilets: Receive 50% of the cost, up to a maximum of $200 for toilets replaced with a U.S. EPA WaterSense labeled toilet, up to a maximum of four toilets. 
  - WaterSense labeled toilets
  
  
• Irrigation (lawn sprinkler) controllers: Receive 50% of the cost, up to $200 for irrigation controllers replaced with a U.S. EPA WaterSense labeled controller. Homeowners associations (HOAs) are not eligible for irrigation product rebates.
  - WaterSense labeled irrigation controllers
  
  
• Irrigation sprinkler body replacement: Receive 75% of the cost of each sprinkler body, up to $100 for irrigation sprinkler body replacement with a U.S. EPA WaterSense labeled spray sprinkler body. Homeowners associations (HOAs) are not eligible for irrigation product rebates.
  - WaterSense labeled irrigation sprinkler bodies

Applying for a Rebate

Rebate funds are limited. Rebate requests will be processed in the order in which they are received until funds are depleted or until June 30, 2026, whichever comes first. Click on the appropriate Rebate Request Form link below. Submit the completed request form with a receipt for qualifying purchase no later than June 30, 2026, assuming funds are still available.

Rebate request forms can be submitted by:

• Completing our online rebate request form, including uploading receipt(s), or
• Completing our paper Water Efficiency Rebate Request Form (PDF), and
• Sending a completed paper rebate request form and receipt(s) by email to Meliissa Smith, Utilities Administrative Assistant, or
• Mailing a completed paper rebate request form and receipt(s) to:
  
  City of Lakeville
  Water Efficiency Rebate Program
  Attn: Melissa Smith
  20195 Holyoke Avenue
  Lakeville, MN 55044

Rebate Reimbursement

Rebates will be reimbursed as a credit through the property owner’s quarterly water utility bill following approval of request and receipt. You may be selected for inspection to verify products have been installed in accordance with the Water Efficiency Rebate criteria. 

Receipt(s) must clearly show:

• Date of purchase
• Product information (SKU and/or model name)
• Payment method