Water-thirsty Kentucky bluegrass doesn’t fit naturally into Colorado’s dry environment. It’s often a household’s biggest water user and therefore a great place to conserve water.
A good place to start: look for an unused area of turfgrass to remove (like an area that you only walk on to mow) and replace it with a climate-resilient ColoradoScape like cooling shade trees and water-wise plants.
Discounts for 2026 are no longer available for turfgrass removal
To help our residential customers remove turfgrass, Denver Water partnered with Boulder nonprofit Resource Central to offer a limited number of upfront discounts of up to $750 off their 2026 turfgrass removal services.
Due to popularity, the turfgrass removal discounts for 2026 have all been allocated to customer projects for the year: Resource Central no longer accepts new applications.
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You can still take steps this year
Even though applications are closed for 2026, you can take steps now to prepare for a future program year or move forward with a DIY project. Use our free DIY Landscape Transformation guide for step by step help removing turf and choosing water wise replacements.
FAQs
No. This is an upfront discount offered through Denver Water’s partnership with Resource Central. Customers do not submit reimbursement paperwork to Denver Water after the project is complete.
No. All 2026 discounts have been allocated, and Resource Central is no longer accepting new applications for 2026.
Program timing and availability can change from year to year. If discounts are offered in a future year, Denver Water will post updates on this page.