The City of Stillwater was awarded a $25,000 Metropolitan Grant as part of the Council’s 2022-2024 Water Efficiency Grant Program. Stillwater is one of many cities in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area that applied for and was accepted into this grant program. Grant funds will be used for the City’s water conservation program. The City is offering rebates to Stillwater properties that are connected to the City Water Supply systems who replace their washing machines, replace toilets or by replacing their irrigation controller with a smart irrigation controller.

Rebate categories and amounts are as follows:
Clothes Washers - Rebate $200 or 80% the cost of a new US DOE Energy Star labeled clothes washer, whichever is less, (excluding sales tax and labor/installation costs).
Toilets - Rebate up to $100 or 80% of the cost of a new EPA WaterSense labeled toilet, whichever is less, (excluding sales tax and labor/installation costs).
Smart Irrigation Controllers - Rebate up to $150 or 80% the cost of a new US EPA WaterSense labeled smart controller, whichever is less, (excluding sales tax and labor/installation costs).

Rebates are for replacement of existing devices only. New construction and new developments are not eligible. Rebates are available on a first come first served basis are not guaranteed. Program runs from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024. It is the customers responsibility to verify if funds are still available or not. A copy of the receipt for a qualifying device must be provided with rebate request form and all supplemental information must be submitted to the City of Stillwater by mail, or online. Rebate is for the cost of the device only and excluded sales tax and any installation/labor costs. New construction and new development are ineligible. Rebates will show as a credit of your utility bill. Rebate application can be found on the City’s website at http:// www.ci.stillwater.mn.us/waterrebate. Any questions, contact the utility department at 651-275-4100