About Tacoma Water

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Tacoma Water has a proud tradition of operating and maintaining one of the country’s oldest municipally owned water systems. We provide high-quality water at very competitive prices.

We provide direct service to more than 350,000 people throughout Pierce and King counties. View a map of our service territory.

Our mission:
Providing clean, reliable water.

Quick Facts

Basic stats:

• 119 square miles of service area
• 292 employees
• 101,722 residential customers (60% inside city limits; 40% outside city limits)
• 7,513 commercial and industrial customers
• 1,437 miles of water mains

Water use:

• Average annual use per household: 61,868 gallons
• Average daily use per household: 170 gallons
• Average cost per household: $525 year / $44 month
• Total annual use: 6,746013,780 gallons

Water supply:

• Up to 150 million gallons per day from the Green River
• 40 million gallons per day from local wells

Water storage:

• 67.6 million gallons in McMillin Reservoir
• 69.9 million in 17 other reservoirs and standpipes

Financial:

• Value of our fixed assets: $956.5 million
• Total operating revenue: $123.7 million
• Bond ratings:
  – Moody’s: Aa1
  – Standard & Poor’s: AA+

2023 data