low-water use landscaped backyard with modern concrete step pads set in pea gravel, a pergola with seating in the background, house painted black on the left, wood fence on the right

Less Lawn
More Enjoyment

Collage of images featuring low water use gardens and rainwater harvesting features with water storage tanks on a summer themed background

Create your
climate-ready landscape.

Sprinklers watering lawn

New statewide ban on water use
for Non-Functional Turf

About Our Partnership Programs & Rebates Irrigation Scheduling Tool Water Saving Tips

A reddish flagstone path meanders up a drought tolerant landscape with yellow, red and purple flowers mixed with bunch grasses. The side of a home is visible in the distance

Lawn Conversion Rebates

Rebates available to convert your thirsty turf to water smart plantings!

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Reconnect with nature through gardening.

Spruce up your garden for hosting summer barbeques. Download the FREE Water Smart Gardens Maintenance Manual to see recommended seasonal garden tasks and learn about how your garden connects with nature.

Our
Mission

The Partnership was formed to identify and recommend implementation of water use efficiency projects, and maximize the cost effectiveness of water-use efficiency programs in our region.

We are Proud EPA WaterSense Partners

EPA Watersense Website

Partnership Achievements

218,310

square feet of lawn removed via cash for grass/mulch madness during 2025

1,200

residential toilets replaced in 2025

70,340

gallons of rainwater harvesting capacity added during 2025

3,600

people participated in the 2025 Eco-Friendly Garden Tour

The Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership represents 13 water utilities in Sonoma and Marin counties that have joined together to provide regional solutions for water use efficiency. Learn more about our achievements in our Annual Report.

Latest News

Waterwise demonstration garden with colorful tile patio, California native plants and many potted succulents. Sign says 'Botanical Rhapsody. Less Lawn more enjoyment. Menos cesped, mas para disfrutar'

Water Smart Demonstration Garden at Sonoma County Fair

The Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership is partnering with the UC…

White and yellow icons of homes and water pipes. White and yellow text against a blue background reads

Study Shows Federal Efficiency Standards Reduce Water Use, Lower Costs

The newly released 2026 Residential End Uses of Water, Version 3…

Upcoming Events

Sonoma State University Center for Environmental Inquiry

Copeland Creek Community Trail & Garden Opening Day
Sonoma State University Butterfly Garden

Sonoma State University Butterfly Garden, East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA, USA

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

UC Marin Master Gardeners

Backyard Composting
Larkspur Library

Larkspur Library, Rose Lane, Larkspur, CA, USA

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

City of Santa Rosa

Creek Cleanup on the Greenway
Olive Park Footbridge

1698 Hazel St, Santa Rosa, CA, USA

10:00 am - 12:00 pm