Bay Area Water Agency Offering Rebates Up To $100 For Rainwater Collection

◼ Bay Area Water Agency Offering Rebates Up To $100 For Rainwater Collection - CBS SF

If you show a receipt for a 50 gallon water barrel and submit a photo showing how it’s set up to collect rainwater from your roof, you could get up to a $100 rebate.

A single family home can get a rebate for up to two barrels, and four barrels for multi-family homes or commercial properties.
One barrel represents less than half of the 129 gallons the water agency’s average customer uses each day. Officials are hoping the rain barrel rebate will encourage new conservation habits.

“Roughly 30-50 percent of all residential water use is outdoors so even 50 gallons can make a contribution,” said Michael Hurley, water resource manager at the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency.