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Florida Water Star^SM home

Program criteria

• Residential
  • Criteria
• Commercial/
  Institutional
  • Criteria
• Community

Training and workshops

• Calendar

Resources

• Technical manual
• Indoor resources
• Irrigation resources
• Landscaping resources
• Incentives and mandates
• Other

Contacts

• Program administrators
• Accredited professionals
• Builders
• Certifiers
  • e-Certification

Our partners

• New participants and recent certifications
• Technical Advisory Committee

Incentives and mandates

• East Central Florida Regional Planning Council and North East Florida Regional Planning Council recommend that homes built in Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs) be built to Florida Water Star^SM standards.
• The city of DeLand offers a rebate of $50 for homes and $100 for commercial buildings on the building permit fee for structures built and certified as Florida Water Star^SM. In addition to the rebate, there is a 15 percent credit on impact fees for homes certified Florida Water Star^SM. For more information, visit deland.org/Pages/DeLandFL_Building/index.
• Toho Water Authority requires that all homes in new subdivisions be built to Florida Water Star^SM standards and the builder will in turn receive a 20 percent rebate on the utility connection fee. For more information, visit tohowater.com/ Pages/developersandcontractors/WaterStandardsSpecifications.aspx.
• OUC (Orlando Utility Commission) offers a $300 rebate for homes built and certified by Florida Water Star^SM and $100 per unit for multi-family homes. For more information, visit www.ouc.com/rebates.
• Alterna Corp. offers a 5 percent rebate on all Caroma brand toilets to builders of Florida Water Star^SM homes. The homes must be certified Florida Water Star^SM in order to receive the rebate. Toilets need not be purchased from Alterna in order to be eligible for the rebate. They may be purchased from your local plumbing wholesaler or showroom. For more information about Caroma, visit alternacorp.com/index.php.
• SMT, Inc. offers a 5 percent rebate on its Autofaucet and Autoflusher products to builders of Florida Water Star^SM buildings. The buildings must be certified Florida Water Star^SM to receive the rebate. For more information about SMT, Inc., visit smt-1.com.
• ACCLIMA, Inc. offers a 5 percent rebate on its soil moisture sensor irrigation products to builders of Florida Water Star^SM buildings. The buildings must be certified Florida Water Star^SM to receive the rebate. For more information about Acclima, Inc., visit acclima.com.