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Information and Education
In May 2006, The City of Alliance used over 107 million gallons of water. This amounts to 3.6 millions gallons of water per day. This water use, coupled with 300 irrigation wells within the immediate four townships surrounding Alliance has caused drastic declines in water levels and exacerbates the need for conservation efforts.
About the Program:
Cash for Grass offers residential homeowners in the UNWNRD a cash rebate to reduce the amount of lawn area and water used in their landscapes by installing Bowie brand buffalograss from Niobrara Sod Farm.
Particpants can receive 45 cents per square foot of irrigated lawn area removed and replaced with Bowie buffalograss.
Likewise a new homeowner installing a landscape for the first time can receive the rebate for a new sod installation. In either case, the rebate is limited to $540, or 1,200 square feet per residential family home.
Participants can purchase the sod in bulk for 65 cents per square foot, with a minimum order of 300 square feet. The sod will be delivered to your home.
The cost of the sod does not include site preparation or installation. A homeowner can do their own site preparation and/or installation, or pay to have it installed.
Buffalograss: Buffalograss is highly resistant to common turf insects including: grubs, webworms and billbugs. It will grow in shade, but does better in sun.
Because Buffalograss is a warm season turfgrass, its growing season is typically a few weeks shorter than that of bluegrass or fescue. It will take longer to become green in the spring and will go dormant and lose its color more quickly in the fall. However, this shorter growing season saves time in mowing and watering costs.
Buffalo grass uses about 75% less water than traditional turfgrasses, or 17,217 fewer gallons per year on a 1,000 square foot yard. After your Cash for Grass rebate and depending on your municipality's water rate, your lawn could pay for itself in three to five years.
Participation Requirements:Applicants must:
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