Rainwater consultation and garden-cistern grant
Property owners and other qualifying rights holders in Eschborn or Niederhöchstadt can get grants for rainwater advice and cisterns that collect roof runoff for garden watering.
Αυτή η ευκαιρία είναι προς το παρόν διαθέσιμη στα Αγγλικά.
Start with advice from a qualified, independent specialist office. The city reimburses consultation costs up to €1,000. You can then apply for recommended improvements; this entry covers garden-watering cisterns.
The cistern grant covers up to 50% of eligible costs: materials and delivery, plus labour when a specialist firm does the work. The garden-use caps are €700 for 4,000 litres, €900 for 5,000, €1,100 for 6,000, €1,300 for 7,000, €1,500 for 8,000, €1,700 for 9,000 and €1,900 for 10,000 litres.
Eligibility
- You must own, or hold another property right (a right in rem) over, a property in Eschborn or Niederhöchstadt. Eligible applicants are private individuals, condominium owners’ communities represented by their property manager, and charitable associations. There is no income ceiling.
- A system can receive funding only once. Work must follow recognised technical practice, cause no harm to people or the environment, and respect heritage, townscape and water-law requirements. Obtain and maintain the relevant permits and technical compliance.
- Do not award contracts or start before grant approval; planning work is excepted. An early start needs explicit permission after filing your application. Complete the work promptly and within 12 months of approval; extensions need approval.
- Grants depend on the municipal budget and are not a legal entitlement. Complete applications are considered in arrival order.
How to apply
- Κατάσταση
- Ανοιχτό συνεχώς
- Όροι του κύκλου αιτήσεων
- Applications remain possible while municipal funds are available.
Use the city’s online rainwater-management application. It goes to Dezernat II – Stabsstelle Klimaschutz und Energiemanagement; the Magistrat decides the award without an application fee. New rainwater applications remain possible.
Read the rainwater funding guidelines and their additional application/measure information. Apply before work. The application should include all planned measures for a building from the consultation report. Attach a site plan, technical drawing, functional description, rainwater calculation and cost estimate. A further application for the same building normally must wait until the previous one is completed and paid; advice-only applications are exempt. If documents remain incomplete when revised rules take effect, submit a new application under those rules.
After completion, claim payment with the payment form supplied with approval and a copy of the original invoice; produce the original if requested. The city and district audit service can check use of the grant, and city-appointed third parties must be allowed an on-site inspection. Incorrect information can lead to withdrawal of the award and repayment of amounts already paid.