Water conservation in Orem — cut landscape water use 30–55% without removing your yard.
The Plant Institute Inc. helps Orem homeowners, HOAs, and property managers reduce their water bill through Orem-specific canopy engineering, soil correction, and irrigation optimization — measured at your meter. Free written Water Savings Analysis, 5-day turnaround.
Water conservation, calibrated for your city's climate.
Why landscape water reduction matters in Orem.
Orem's water supply & drought context.
Orem residential water is supplied through Orem City Water Division against Central Utah Water Conservancy District allocations — tied to the Colorado River system now operating at historic lows. Orem's tiered pricing makes inefficiency expensive, and district rebate programs remain under-utilized by residents simply because paperwork is a barrier.
How Orem landscapes waste water.
Orem's residential stock splits between post-war homes with mature canopy and 1990s–2010s subdivisions with under-developed tree cover. The prescription changes with the neighborhood: JLB canopy engineering is the primary lever on older north-Orem parcels; GreenRx soil corrections dominate on newer south-Orem builds.
The Colorado River connection.
Orem 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 Orem residential landscapes directly ease demand on those allocations.
Two research-based systems, calibrated for Orem.
Landscape water reduction in Orem 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 Orem properties, typically the largest single reduction lever. Mature plants are retained, never removed.
GreenRx Plant Optimization
Soil cores and controller audit concentrated where Orem'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 Orem 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 Orem 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.
Orem water conservation FAQ.
I'm in a newer Orem neighborhood with small trees. Does canopy work still help?
What rebates does Orem support?
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 Orem — whether you own, manage, or represent the property.
OREM HOMEOWNERS
Reduce your Orem water bill 30–50%
View the homeowner program →OREM HOAS
Lower common-area water spend in Orem
View the HOA program →OREM COMMERCIAL
Cut OpEx on Orem commercial landscape
View the commercial program →CITY STAFF
Water conservation programs for cities
View city & grant program →Orem 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 Orem properties.
