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
- 257 employees
- 100,296 residential customers (62% inside city limits; 38% outside city limits)
- 7,576 commercial and industrial customers
- 1,399 miles of water mains
Water use:
- Average annual use per household: 61,610 gallons
- Average daily use per household: 169 gallons
- Average cost per household: $485 year / $40 month
- Total annual use: 6,555,885,644 gallons
Water supply:
- Up to 150 million gallons per day from the Green River
- 48 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: $896.9 million
- Total operating revenue: $104.5 million
- Bond ratings:
– Moody’s: Aa2
– Standard & Poor’s: AA
2020 data