Water conservation in Lehi — cut landscape water use 30–55% without removing your yard.
The Plant Institute Inc. helps Lehi homeowners, HOAs, and property managers reduce their water bill through Lehi-specific canopy engineering, soil correction, and irrigation optimization — at HOA or homeowner scale. Free written Water Savings Analysis, 5-day turnaround.
Water conservation, calibrated for your city's climate.
Why landscape water reduction matters in Lehi.
Lehi's water supply & drought context.
Lehi's explosive growth — from roughly 19,000 residents in 2000 to over 80,000 today — was built on large-lot developments and HOA master plans that were water-hungry by default. Central Utah Water Conservancy District tiered rates compound quickly on the large irrigated footprints typical of Traverse Mountain and Thanksgiving Point area communities.
How Lehi landscapes waste water.
Lehi HOA common areas represent some of the most concentrated common-area irrigation on the Wasatch Front. On HOA scopes, we concentrate on canopy engineering and controller recalibration with strategic irrigation corrections on non-visible zones — CC&R turf minimums preserved. On Lehi homeowner parcels, where lots are often large, absolute reduction dollars scale quickly.
The Colorado River connection.
Lehi draws water from a system tied into Colorado River Basin allocations that are operating at historic lows. Federal, state, and municipal conservation pressure on Colorado River-connected supplies has intensified in recent years. Reductions on Lehi residential landscapes directly ease demand on those allocations.
Two research-based systems, calibrated for Lehi.
Landscape water reduction in Lehi is not a single intervention — it's a coordinated protocol that changes how your canopy shades the ground, how your soil absorbs water, and how your controller delivers it.
JLB Canopy Management
Structural pruning designed to reduce evapotranspiration load on the landscape beneath — on established Lehi properties, typically the largest single reduction lever. Mature plants are retained, never removed.
GreenRx Plant Optimization
Soil cores and controller audit concentrated where Lehi's climate fundamentally mismatches the planted landscape. Turf is preserved; the irrigation and canopy are corrected to match the climate.
Both systems are explained in detail in our Utah water conservation research page, with source citations to Utah DWR, USU Extension, and peer-reviewed canopy and turf literature.
Central Utah Water rebate programs available to Lehi properties.
The Plant Institute prepares and files every rebate you qualify for at no extra cost — the rebate check goes directly to you. Filing the paperwork is a primary barrier for Lehi residents; we remove it.
- CUWCD — Localscapes RewardsVaries by program
- CUWCD — Flip Your StripPer-sqft incentive
- CUWCD — Smart ControllerVaries by program
Rebate programs and amounts change periodically. We verify current terms with Central Utah Water Conservancy District during your Free Water Savings Analysis.
Lehi water conservation FAQ.
My Lehi HOA has a landscape committee. Can you present to them?
Do your Lehi projects work with CC&R-required turf minimums?
Is the Water Savings Analysis really free?
Will I have to remove my lawn?
How fast is implementation?
Do you offer financing?
Reduce your water bill in Lehi — whether you own, manage, or represent the property.
LEHI HOMEOWNERS
Reduce your Lehi water bill 30–50%
View the homeowner program →LEHI HOAS
Lower common-area water spend in Lehi
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Cut OpEx on Lehi commercial landscape
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Water conservation programs for cities
View city & grant program →Lehi property? Let's look at your water use.
Written landscape water reduction analysis from a Plant Institute researcher, 5 business days, no cost.
Free Water Savings Analysis
For Lehi properties.
