The South Sound Pipe Atlas

Tacoma, the peninsulas, Federal Way, Puyallup

South Sound water and sewer, sheet by sheet

Around the South Sound, your water, sewer, septic and permits can each sit with a different office. Tap your sheet number to see which.

Colvos PassagePuget SoundThe NarrowsCarr InletNisqually Reach1Port Orchard2South Kitsap3Gig Harbor4Harbor Peninsula5Fox Island6Key Peninsula7North Tacoma8Tacoma9NE Tacoma10University Place11Fircrest12Lakewood13Steilacoom14Federal Way15Fife, Milton, Edgewood16Puyallup17South Hill

Schematic only. Not to scale and no boundaries. Amber bars mark the Narrows, Purdy and Fox Island bridges.

The twin Tacoma Narrows suspension bridges crossing blue water under a bright sky with white clouds, fir trees and a gravel shore in front.
The two Tacoma Narrows bridges from the shore.

The same 17 sheets as a plain list

Page index

  1. 1City of Port OrchardMostly city water; West Sound, Bremerton reach some addresses; county health for septic.
  2. 2South Kitsap outside the cityMany small water systems; a Manchester sewer basin; Kitsap Public Health for septic.
  3. 3City of Gig HarborSeveral water suppliers inside the city; city sewer; county health for septic.
  4. 4Gig Harbor Peninsula outside the cityHundreds of small water systems; mostly septic; Pierce County permits outside the city.
  5. 5Fox IslandNamed water systems, no confirmed island-wide supplier; one sewered development; county permits.
  6. 6Key PeninsulaSmall water systems and wells; no public sewer confirmed; health office in Lakebay.
  7. 7North Tacoma, Old Town and RustonTacoma Water throughout; city sewer in Tacoma; Ruston has separate sewer and permits.
  8. 8Central, South and East TacomaTacoma Water, city sewer; some homes on tanks; Summit Water east of city.
  9. 9Northeast Tacoma, Browns Point and Dash PointCity line decides sewer and permits; Browns Point water supplier unconfirmed.
  10. 10City of University PlaceTacoma Water, county sewer, about 23% of properties on septic, city plumbing permits.
  11. 11City of FircrestCity wells and city sewer; 24 parcels on Tacoma water; some septic remains.
  12. 12City of LakewoodLakewood Water District, county sewer; Tillicum and American Lake sewer status needs checking.
  13. 13Town of SteilacoomTown-run water bought wholesale from Lakewood; town sewer, county treatment; town permits.
  14. 14City of Federal WayLakehaven water and sewer, city plumbing permits, King County public health for septic.
  15. 15Fife, Milton and EdgewoodFife buys from Tacoma; Milton has wells; Edgewood has no water utility.
  16. 16City of PuyallupCity springs and wells; water area differs from limits; side sewer wording conflicts.
  17. 17South Hill and land around PuyallupFruitland Mutual and nearby purveyors by parcel; county sewer; county plumbing permits.

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