Public Water Authority
Truckee Meadows Water Authority
Serving Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County
Population served
442,000 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS NV0000190)
State system code
FIPS 32
Billing frequency
Monthly or account-scheduled; the statement controls the billing period.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Truckee Meadows Water Authority operates as a public water authority serving Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as Metered residential commodity tiers by billing period with meter-size customer charges. May 1, 2026 schedules list tiers of $1.89, $2.34, and $3.35 per 1,000 gallons for smaller meters.. Bills are generated monthly or account-scheduled; the statement controls the billing period., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. Exact total requires meter-size charge, residential tier consumption, wastewater, and other TMWA account components.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
Wastewater and sewer calculation
TMWA primarily bills treated water; sewer service may be provided by separate local agencies. The reviewed rate sheets did not expose a universal water-to-sewer winter-average formula.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. No universal AMI/AMR vendor or interval was verified.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
775-834-8118 for TMWA emergency water service; use current TMWA routing for main breaks.
Official starting point
Choose the right next step
Reading this profile
A practical reference for Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County
Truckee Meadows Water Authority is listed here as a public water authority. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
If your issue is urgent, start with the provider’s emergency number or official payment route rather than waiting for an email response. Keep a written record of calls, confirmation numbers, notice dates, and documents you submit.