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Water Efficient Technologies Program Conditions

Pre-Conversion Eligibility

  • The applicant must be the property owner or the property owner's agent.

  • The project must conserve water from a service account(s) in good standing with a member agency of the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA).

  • SNWA must deem the project to be within the scope of an existing, on-going business or manufacturing process. It cannot be a change in the business type or product type.

Technical Requirements

  • Only capital improvements determined by SNWA to conserve at least two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) gallons per year qualify.

  • The project must be sustained for a minimum of ten calendar years, or transfer of property title, whichever comes first. In the event the equipment requires replacement prior to the tem year contract requirement, it must be replaced with equipment of equal or greater water efficiency.

  • If a project qualifies for other SNWA incentive programs, SNWA may reject the application and instead require the applicant to enroll in another alternative program.

Calculation of Water Savings and Rebates

  • The SNWA has total and final authority in determining the potential water savings for each type of technology and the costs of that technology that are eligible for rebate. If water efficiency of a replacement device is subject to a regulatory code or standard, only the water savings exceeding the code or standard will be considered in the rebate calculation. Water savings calculations will not include water use attributable to degradation, malfunction or other defects of existing equipment.

  • Menu item applications: A menu of qualifying technologies and their incentive values is available from SNWA. The payment will equal the listed maximum incentive amount, or 50 percent of the product purchase price (labor, tax, shipping and other related costs will not qualify as part of the product purchase price) whichever is less. For select menu items, the SNWA may provide an incentive for installations in new buildings at a reduced incentive level. Products that may qualify for incentive as an initial installation are identified on the menu with an associated incentive level.

  • Performance applications: For items not listed on the menu, SNWA will review applications on a case-by-case basis. The SNWA reserves the right to determine conservation savings following a six-month performance review. This program pays up to $25 per 1,000 gallons of reduction in annual consumptive water use and $8 per 1,000 gallons annual reduction in uses where the conserved water is normally returned to the sanitary sewer. In any case, payment will not exceed 50 percent of the product purchase price of the equipment (labor, tax, shipping and other related costs will not qualify as part of the product purchase price). SNWA may, at its sole discretion, agree by letter to provide an incentive for original installations at a reduced incentive level.

Terms of Incentive Rebate

  • Participation is conditional upon acceptance of the project by SNWA.

  • Applications will be accepted or rejected in writing. Letters of approval may specify additional terms and requirements, which will become part of this agreement.

  • SNWA reserves the right to limit or reject applications subject to availability of funds.

  • Each property or project is limited to $50,000 in approved payments per SNWA fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). This limit is aggregate for all program tracks.

  • This agreement expires in six calendar months. The term begins the day after the applicant’s receipt of the letter of acceptance and ends at 5 p.m. on the first business day after six calendar months have elapsed. The applicant must notify SNWA of completion prior to expiration of the agreement.

  • Upon project completion, SNWA will conduct a final inspection to verify compliance with the program conditions. If the property fails inspection, the applicant will be allowed 60 days or the remainder of the six-month period, whichever is greater, to fully comply with the program conditions.

Other Responsibilities of the Applicant

  • The SNWA enforces only the conditions of this agreement. The applicant is responsible for complying with all laws, policies, codes and covenants that may apply. Rebates may be considered taxable income.

  • The customer is responsible for submitting calculated water savings information in spreadsheet format.

  • The customer is responsible for any on-site water sampling needed to verify calculations.