About Tacoma Water

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 300,000 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
• 278 employees
• 101,197 residential customers (61% inside city limits; 39% outside city limits)
• 6,945 commercial and industrial customers
• 1,428 miles of water mains

Water use:

• Average annual use per household: 64,418 gallons
• Average daily use per household: 176 gallons
• Average cost per household: $494 year / $41 month
• Total annual use: 6,898,443,886 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: $908.7 million
• Total operating revenue: $111.4 million
• Bond ratings:
  – Moody’s: Aa2
  – Standard & Poor’s: AA+

2021 data