Graywater Program
The City received a grant from the Colorado Water Conservation Board to support Graywater use in Grand Junction. This grant will include rebates for Laundry to Landscape parts for single-family residential properties, graywater irrigation systems, and graywater treatment systems for indoor toilet flushing. Other incentives are available in the form of rebates to help cover a portion of costs for permits and sewer PIF (Plant Investment Fee), depending on the category. Rebates will be available through December 2025 or until funding is exhausted.
Graywater Installers - save the date for a free class hosted by Red Rocks Community College on how to install and maintain these systems. Class will be an all-day course on March 6 at the Suplizo Hospitality Suite.
What is Graywater?
Graywater is wastewater or discharge water from washing machines, laundry sinks, bathroom sinks, showers, and bathtubs. It can be reused to supply water to the landscape through a subsurface irrigation system or treated and used for water to flush toilets.
Rebate Eligibility:
- Must live within City limits, and connected to City sewer (within the Persigo 201 Boundary). Check your Utilities bill, call your Utilities provider, and/or check your home address on the map to verify
- Acquire the appropriate permits
- Pass a final approval inspection and submit all receipts
How to apply for a rebate:
- Decide which option is best for your needs (indoor vs. outdoor, or both) and review the City Graywater Ordinance.
- Acquire the appropriate City Graywater permit. You must obtain this before applying for a Mesa County Graywater Plumbing Permit
- Acquire a Mesa County Graywater Plumbing permit (some permits may require a licensed plumber). Contact Mesa County Building Department at 970-244-1631 for questions
- Once the system has been installed, contact our Water Conservation Specialist for an inspection of the outdoor landscape system. Mesa County will inspect indoor plumbing.
- Complete the rebate application (Spanish rebate application)and submit all receipts
*You must complete a yearly self-affirmative statement that the system is in working order and no changes have been made; or submit changes any changes when the work is being completed. The City and County must be notified if the owner of the system changes or if changes need to be made to the system.