Wastewater Management
The Environmental Services Department operates two wastewater treatment plants, cleans billions of gallons of wastewater each year and maintains more than 700 miles of sewer pipe.
The water that leaves your homes through sinks, showers and toilets flows through sewer pipe to a wastewater treatment plant where it is treated before being released into Commencement Bay.
Learn more about the services we provide and how we can work together to protect the environment and keep our water clean.
Wastewater Programs
The City of Tacoma recommends getting a Private Side Sewer Inspectionif a building is more than 25 years old and/or does not have plastic PVC pipe running from the building to the sewer main.
Resource for Residents (and businesses, too): Is your side sewer in need of repair or replacement? Click here to learn more about the City of Tacoma's low-interest Sewer Conservation Loan Program.
For wastewater questions such as side sewer information, locations of wastewater mains and as-built information, call the City of Tacoma Environmental Services Site Development at (253) 591-5030.
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