Municipal Department
Tacoma Public Utilities – Tacoma Water
Serving Tacoma, Pierce and King counties, and wholesale municipal water suppliers
Population served
More than 300,000 people in Tacoma, Pierce and King counties, plus several municipal water suppliers, according to Tacoma Water’s current customer information.
State system code
FIPS 53
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.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Tacoma Public Utilities – Tacoma Water operates as a municipal department serving Tacoma, Pierce and King counties, and wholesale municipal water suppliers. 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 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.. Bills are generated monthly utility billing; tacoma’s wastewater rate page and customer-service materials describe monthly charges, while exact individual meter-read dates vary by account., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. Tacoma’s reviewed current pages provide water-rate links but not enough accessible values for a defensible combined 5,000–7,000-gallon residential total. The city’s 2026 wastewater example is $71.74 monthly for a single-family home using 5 CCF in winter, before water and other utility charges.. 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
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.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed Tacoma pages confirm metered service and CCF billing but do not identify AMI/AMR technology, transmission interval, or a fixed meter-reading schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
253-502-8600 is the Tacoma Public Utilities water and power billing/customer number; the City of Tacoma publishes utility emergency contacts, but the reviewed pages do not expose a separate water emergency line.
Official starting point
Choose the right next step
Reading this profile
A practical reference for Tacoma, Pierce and King counties, and wholesale municipal water suppliers
Tacoma Public Utilities – Tacoma Water is listed here as a municipal department. 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.