Agmt23 BAWSCA (Lawn Be Gone Rebate Program)

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• Rebate Amount: The rebate amount is one dollar ($1.00) to four dollars ($4.00) per square foot of lawn converted. The rebate amount is limited to actual costs incurred in completing the Lawn Conversion Project for plants, irrigation equipment, and other direct costs. There is no maximum rebate; however, each application is subject to participating agency pre-approval and availability of funds. Once a Lawn Conversion Project has been completed and approved, rebates will be issued to the Applicant. Rebates may be issued in the form of a check or a credit on the Applicant’s water account. • Pre-Conversion Site Inspection: Customers interested in participating in the Program must first submit an application to BAWSCA, including their proposed plant list for the converted area. The participating BAWSCA Member Agency will then, at the agency’s discretion, accept that application and conduct a Pre-Conversion Site Inspection of the Applicant’s site to measure the proposed conversion area and verify that the Applicant’s proposed Lawn Conversion Project meets the Terms and Conditions. If the Applicant is approved, the participating BAWSCA Member Agency will issue a Notice to Proceed. • Post-Conversion Site Inspection: The Applicant is responsible for notifying the participating BAWSCA Member Agency that the Lawn Conversion Project is complete and for scheduling a Post-Conversion Site Inspection. The participating BAWSCA Member Agency will then conduct the Post-Conversion Site Inspection to verify Program compliance. During the Post-Conversion Site Inspection Applicants are required to provide the following documents: • Final list of plants used in the Lawn Conversion Project. • Copy of receipts for plants, irrigation equipment, and other direct costs for the Lawn Conversion Project. Note that the rebate will not cover costs associated with labor and equipment rental. If the Lawn Conversion Project fails the Post-Conversion Site Inspection, the Applicant will be given thirty (30) days, or the remainder of the four (4) month period, whichever is greater, to make the Lawn Conversion Project consistent with the Program Terms and Conditions. Once the Lawn Conversion Project has passed the Post-Conversion Site Inspection, the rebate will be issued to the Applicant. Rebates may be issued in the form of a check or a credit on the Applicant’s water account. • Photography: Photographs and/or video recordings may be taken of the Lawn Conversion Projects by BAWSCA and/or participating BAWCSA Member Agency staff as part of both the Pre- and Post-Conversion Site Inspections. Photographs and/or video recordings will only be taken of areas already visible from a public walkway. By accepting the rebate, the Applicant shall release to BAWSCA and the participating BAWSCA Member Agency, its agents, and employees all rights to exhibit those media in print and electronic form for any purpose in the normal course of business without compensation. The Applicant waives any rights, claims, or interests to control the likeness or identification used in whatever media used. The Applicant’s personal identity shall not be published in any form other than the Applicant’s address. • Additional Responsibilities of the Applicant: BAWSCA and the participating Member Agencies enforce only the Terms and Conditions of this agreement. The Applicant is solely responsible for complying with any and all laws, regulations, policies, conditions, covenants and restrictions that may apply, and for any and all liabilities arising out of a Lawn Conversion Project. Applicants must comply with all local permitting requirements, and with all state and local laws relating to landscape maintenance and compliance with stormwater regulations. • Additional Requirements: • Rebates for landscapes in new construction do not qualify. • Agency may require that an Applicant also have an Indoor Water Audit as part of pre-conversion site inspection. • All rebates are subject to availability of funds. • Rebates may take up to ten weeks to process. • If you need your original receipt(s) returned, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your application. • Applicant certifies, per the signature of the property owner, that necessary permissions have been obtained from the property owner, if applicant is not the owner.