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 now and in the future.

Quick Facts

Basic stats:

• 117 square miles of service area
• 236 employees
• 94,707 residential customers (63% inside city limits; 37% outside city limits)
• 7,164 commercial and industrial customers
• 1,399 miles of water mains

Water use:

• Average annual use per household: 61,685 gallons
• Average daily use per household: 169 gallons
• Average cost per household: $444 year / $37 month
• Total annual use: 6,085,772,880 gallons

Water supply:

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

Water storage:

• 67.6 million gallons in McMillin Reservoir
• 73.1 million in 18 other reservoirs and standpipes

Financial:

• Value of our fixed assets: $873.5 million
• Total operating revenue: $94.6 million
• Bond ratings:
  – Moody’s: Aa2
  – Standard & Poor’s: AA

2017 data