New $100 Rebate from SAWS

San Antonio Water System is offering a new coupon that inspires customers to replace parts of their traditional lawns with a new patio.

The WaterSaver Patioscape Coupon provides SAWS residential water customers another way to reduce landscape water use while making their outdoor living space more beautiful — and more functional. Qualified applicants will receive either a $100 coupon if they don't have irrigation in their landscape or $200 if they do have an irrigation system.

The coupon is good only for the purchase of the feature item that will comprise the main surface of the patioscape: flagstones, pavers or stepping stones. Base and fill materials also are required to construct a functional patio but are not covered by the coupon.

• Patioscapes must be constructed in a way that makes them pervious to water, allowing rain to reach the ground underneath.
• No concrete, mortar, asphalt or other impervious construction is allowed.
• Patioscapes must be at least 10 feet wide and cannot be used to create a pathway.
• Projects must be completed by March 1, 2014.
• If you have an irrigation system, you must schedule a free irrigation checkup with a SAWS conservation consultant by calling 210-704-SAVE (7283) before any coupon(s) can be issued.

The Patioscape Coupon program runs Nov. 1-Dec. 31. For more information or to apply, visit saws.org/patio.