Roseville awards $500,000 contract for AB 1572 turf conversions
City of Roseville Environmental Utilities, California · Meeting date: November 4, 2026 · Published: November 5, 2026
Roseville City Council has approved a contract with Cagwin & Dorward LLC to replace roughly two acres of non-functional turf in street landscape areas with water-efficient planting. The programme is intended to ensure compliance with the state’s potable-water restriction by early 2027.
Key points
- Council approved a $500,000 contract purchase agreement with Cagwin & Dorward LLC, with authority for up to four additional one-year renewals.
- The city estimates conversion of about two acres of turf across seven districts and several General Fund areas, with work expected to finish by March 2027.
- Roseville estimates total programme costs of $300,000-$500,000 and expects about $100,000 of Environmental Utilities-administered rebates.
- AB 1572 bars local governments from irrigating non-functional turf with potable water; Roseville’s compliance deadline is January 1, 2027.
Full report
Roseville City Council has approved a $500,000 contract with Cagwin & Dorward LLC to convert non-functional turf in city street landscapes, placing the California utility on track to meet a state restriction on potable-water irrigation.
The contract covers work in streetscape areas including ornamental turf in rights-of-way and parking lots. Under Assembly Bill 1572, local governments must cease irrigating non-functional turf with potable water by January 1, 2027. Functional turf in recreation areas and community spaces is excluded, as are areas associated with trees, including new tree plantings.
Parks, Recreation and Libraries staff identified around two acres for conversion across seven districts and several General Fund locations. Staff said Roseville’s remaining conversion requirement is relatively limited because the city has been replacing turf since the 2014-15 drought period.
The programme will replace turf with combinations of groundcover, low-growing plants, shrubs, landscape bark and rock, with trees added in some locations. Plant selections will be matched to surrounding landscaping and applicable specific-plan requirements. Irrigation systems will be adapted to serve the replacement planting, including through drip irrigation where appropriate.
Staff expect project costs to fall between $300,000 and $500,000, and said they are working with Environmental Utilities on rebate funding of about $100,000. Funding is included in the current Parks, Recreation and Libraries operating budget, Community Facilities Districts and Lighting and Landscape Districts budgets.
Work is expected to begin shortly and conclude by March 2027. While the statutory deadline falls on January 1, Roseville does not normally irrigate those areas at that time of year, giving the city additional time to complete construction before irrigation resumes.
The council also authorized the City Manager or designee to execute four further one-year contract renewals, subject to approved budgets and continued city interest in retaining the contractor.
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Source: City Council Meeting, City of Roseville Environmental Utilities