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For South Weber residents Bob and Lori Anderson, conserving water meant changing the way their yard looked. In 2023, after learning about the “Flip Your Strip” rebate program, the couple removed the grass from their park strip and replaced it with trees, river rock and drought-tolerant plants.
“We spent about twice the amount of the rebate,” Bob Anderson said, estimating the project cost about $750. “We probably would have done it anyway. It uses less water and looks better than grass ever did.” The Andersons estimate their new landscaping uses about half the water their grass needed…