Tacoma Public Utilities – Tacoma Water
Tacoma, Pierce and King counties, and wholesale municipal water suppliers
Population reference
More than 300,000 people in Tacoma, Pierce and King counties, plus several municipal water suppliers, according to Tacoma Water’s current customer information.
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Billing frequency
- Monthly utility billing; Tacoma’s wastewater rate page and customer-service materials describe monthly charges, while exact individual meter-read dates vary by account.
- Rate structure
- Metered water rates effective January 1, 2026, with meter-size service charges and usage charges billed by CCF. Tacoma Water provides direct service to Tacoma and regional customers; the exact 2026 tier table varies by service area and was not fully exposed in the reviewed search text.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential wastewater is based on fresh-water use during the most recent four-month winter billing cycle, typically December through March, to avoid charging summer irrigation water as sewer flow. A typical Tacoma single-family home uses 5 CCF monthly in winter; the 2026 wastewater charge is a $40.04 fixed charge plus $6.34 per CCF, or $71.74 at 5 CCF. New customers are billed using average residential use until a winter history exists.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
43%
overview fields with research notes
Washington
51%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Partial public detail found
3 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
43%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Residential cost reference
- Meter reading
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- Tacoma Public Utilities – Tacoma Water public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.