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Value of water rebates questionable
UCAN News
In yesterday's Voice of San Diego, Rob Davis unearths the real dirt on artificial turf: If you install it to save water, there may be rebates available. One problem, though: The rebates, while pleasant, are also very small, and in some cases non-existent.
Michael Shames, UCAN's Executive Director is quoted in the article as saying "When you have high out of pocket expenditures, the incentives need to be much greater."
No kidding. One of the people Davis interviewed spent $11,000 and got $600 back in rebates ... not bad, but probably not enough to motivate someone to buy artificial turf. Then there's Paul Marsh, who spent $4,000 and thought he might be eligible for $80, but didn't qualify.
"Rebates may not help create an incentive for artificial turf, but they can provide a tipping point for less expensive items," says Shames.
Common sense tells us that the best rebate is a lower water bill. When the cost and inconvenience of watering and maintaining a lawn exceeds the cost of installing artificial turf, more people will start using it.
If water costs keep rising, there could be a flood of new turf buyers thirsty for a lower bill. Read the full story by Rob Davis at Voice of San Diego.
How UCAN (that's us) uncovered a multi-million dollar water billing scam.
It's not junk mail! The form the City of San Diego is sending out for you to protest yet another water rate increase is very easy to miss. You might think it is junk mail and toss it. Coincidence? We doubt it.
Your Water Company may have to raise rates because you are conserving too much water!
UCAN will insert notices into City Water bills
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what rebates?
I agree about rebates being so small that I can't hardly feel it at all especially with the economy right now.
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