Water Smart Customized Performance Rebate

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Water Conservation Program Manager

Carlos Bustos
505.289.3005
505.933.1254
cbustos@abcwua.org
Applications must be pre-qualified

Rebate Requirements

WATER SMART CPR PROCEDURES
1. Water Smart CPR is a performance-based rebate that offsets installation costs of water efficient features and/or technologies that are expected to save a minimum of 100,000 gallons annually.

2. The rebate is calculated at $10 per unit (748 gallons) of water saved, not to exceed $50,000 or 50% of the project cost.

3. Eligible project costs include installation (labor) and materials, including hardware or software, and are limited to water efficiency upgrades.

4. A pre-project installation inspection to verify existing conditions, water usage and water savings opportunities is required before the application is submitted.

5. The estimated cost of the project and estimated water savings to be achieved over 12 months is required for the application to be complete.

6. The Water Authority will assign a CPR concierge to guide the customer through the process and assist with generating water savings estimates. Estimates shall be approved by the Conservation Program Manager.

7. Incomplete applications will not be processed and may be denied. Only projects pre-qualified by the Water Conservation Program Manager or designate shall be considered for a rebate.

8. Customers must complete the project within six months after the application is approved. Customers have thirty days before the six-month expiration date to apply for a project extension if needed.

9. Upon completion of the project, the customer must submit original dated receipts for labor and materials associated with water efficiency upgrades. Project cost estimates may be revised based on receipts.

10. Customers must call for a final post-installation inspection appointment within thirty (30) days of completion. Project cost estimates may be revised based on inspection findings.

11. The rebate amount will be calculated by the Water Authority at a final review one year (12 monthly billing cycles) after the project completion date.

12. Upon calculation of the rebate, a one-time credit will be adjusted to the customer account within two billing cycles.

13. The Water Authority reserves the right to conduct inspections and monitor water usage over the lifetime of the project.

14. The project must be sustained for a minimum of five years, or transfer of property title, whichever comes first. In the event the equipment requires replacement before the five-year requirement, it must be replaced with equipment of equal or greater water efficiency.

15. Rebate amounts are subject to change without prior notice and are based upon the availability of funds.

16. The Water Authority reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion and any time, to change any or all the Terms and Conditions of the program or to cancel the program.

17. If the customer wishes to install or implement water-saving devices or equipment as part of the CPR project for which there is an existing rebate program, they may do so. However, if they choose to apply for and receive rebates upon the installation of such items, those rebate amounts will be deducted from the final CPR payout and the cost of such items will not count towards the CPR project cost. If the customer does not collect a rebate for an item installed, it will not be deducted from the CPR and the cost of that item will be included in the project cost. In either case, the CPR project start, and end times will incorporate all water saving installations whether or not they are part of another rebate program.