The City of Henderson, Nevada, announced it received the American Planning Association’s 2026 Award for Excellence in Sustainability — Environment, Climate and Energy. The award recognized the city’s H2One: Henderson’s Call to Conserve campaign. The city launched H2One in response to declining water levels at Lake Mead.
The city’s initiative offers rebates for replacing decorative turf with water-smart landscaping. The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) offers a rebate for $5 per square foot, and the city provides an additional $575 to qualified residents.
Throughout 2025, the initiative encouraged homeowners and commercial property managers to remove or convert 700,000 square feet of decorative, resulting in a citywide reduction in water use of more than 1 billion gallons. The city’s facilities and parks department also reduced their water use by more than 10%.
The City also has a Nonfunctional Grass Law that bans irrigation use for Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) customers beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The ban applies to decorative grass in streetscapes, medians and other nonrecreational areas at commercial properties, HOAs and multi-family developments.
