Reno water and sewer rates
Who supplies water to Reno houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA)
TMWA Residential Metered Water Service (Rate Schedule RMWS) for a single-family home: a customer charge of $21.87 per billing period for a 3/4-inch meter plus a charge per 1,000 gallons in three tiers (0 to 6,000, 6,001 to 25,000, and over 25,000 gallons per billing period); Reno customers also pay a 5% right-of-way toll and a 1.5% regional water management fee on the bill
| Use a month | Price per 1,000 gallons |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $23.31 a month |
| 0 to 6 thousand gallons | $2.34 |
| 6 to 25 thousand gallons | $3.52 |
| 25 to more | $4.68 |
- Source
- The Truckee River provides more than 80 percent of TMWA's annual customer demand; the rest is groundwater from within its service area.
- Violations
- TMWA had no violations during the 2025 calendar year.
- Lead
- TMWA is determined to be a non-lead system; 2025 lead testing at consumer taps found no sites over the 15 ppb action level (highest result 3.9 ppb).
- PFAS
- In EPA's UCMR5 monitoring reported for 2025, the highest PFOS result was 0.0053 ppb and the highest PFHxS result 0.014 ppb.
Sewer
The City of Reno bills sewer quarterly at a flat rate: $190.59 a quarter for a single-family home from October 2026 through June 2027.
Ways to pay less
- Benefit recipients: City of Reno sewer rebate. Residential owners or renters who get a City of Reno utility bill and receive Energy Assistance Program, Water and Sewer Assistance Program, VA disability, Social Security Disability, SSI or SNAP benefits can get a yearly one-time payment to help with sewer costs; the amount is decided with the city budget. How: Apply January 1-31 or July 1-31 (once in 12 months) with an eligibility letter dated within the last year.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2026 | Last day to pay the October-December City of Reno sewer bill in full and avoid the 15% penalty. |
| Jan 1-31 and Jul 1-31 | City of Reno sewer rebate application windows (one rebate in any 12 months). |
Pay or manage it
Sources
- TMWA: water rates explained
- TMWA 2026 Water Quality Report (2025 data)
- City of Reno sewer billing
- City of Reno sewer rates FAQs
- KOLO: Reno sewer rate increase
- City of Reno sewer rebate program
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.