Napa Recycling and Waste Services

Water and Energy Conservation

Water-Wise Landscaping
Learn the eight basic principles of water-wise landscaping and discover the importance of soil type, amendments, and mulch. Take control of your irrigation controller, solve the mysteries of drip irrigation, and select drought-tolerant plants for your garden! The City of Napa offers an annual Water-Wise Landscaping Workshop Series for residents interested in saving on water bills while beautifying their properties.
For details, check your garbage bill inserts and The Reservoir newsletter in your water bill, or call 257-9309.

Water-Wise Home Surveys
The City of Napa offers this free service to help its residential water customers use water more efficiently and reduce their bills. A water conservation specialist will visit your home and:

Check for leaks and recommend repairs
Check toilet flush volumes
Check faucet and showerhead flow rates
Provide free water-saving fixtures if needed
Inspect your irrigation system and recommend improvements
Advise you on irrigation scheduling

Call 257-9497 today to schedule your free Water-Wise Home Survey!

Appliance Rebates

CLOTHES WASHERS

Cities of Napa, American Canyon, St. Helena, Calistoga, and Town of Yountville
High-efficiency residential clothes washers use as little as 18 gallons of water per load, saving more than 50% in water and energy costs. Area cities are working together with PG&E to offer a combined water-energy rebate of up to $200 on certain high-efficiency models. Washer retailers have the application and eligible washer list. For more information, visit www.waterenergysavings.com or call 1-800-933-9555

REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS & ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers may qualify for a rebate by recycling old refrigerators, freezers and room air conditioners. Refrigerators or freezers must be 10-30 cubic feet each, empty and working. There is a limit of two units per household per year. The service and pickup are free. Qualifying customers will receive a rebate in 6-8 weeks for each unit. Funding is limited. For details or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-299-7573 or visit www.pge.com/res/rebates.

TOILETS

City of Napa water customers can have their pre-1992 water-wasting toilets (3.5 or more gallons per flush) replaced with new 1.6 gallon or less toilets for free in the City's Toilet Retrofit Program. Visit www.cityofnapa.org/water or call 257-9497 for details. As an alternative to that program, Napa Sanitation District sewer customers may instead receive a $100 rebate for each pre-1992 toilet that they replace themselves. For further details, visit www.napasanitationdistrict.com.

The City of American Canyon will reimburse up to $100 for every qualifying standard toiled removed and replaced with an ultra-low flush toilet. Call the American Canyon Public Works Department at 647-4550 for more details, as well as info about free low-flow shower heads and sink aerators.