Carson City currently owns 16,928.07 Ac-Ft of water, of which 16,155.07 are "usable" water rights. With the city’s current population of 58,000, the city uses approximately 12,844 Ac-Ft per year. At a population of 70,000, the city will use approximately 16,000 Ac-Ft. Public Works has recommended a water utility plan for a population of 75,000, which requires the Water Division to acquire an additional 1,000 Ac-Ft. The Water Division also has 3,200 Ac-Ft of water rights, which cannot be assigned to new development, but can only be used for emergency purposes and system safety factors, such as in times of severe drought.

For information about Water and Sewer, contact the Carson City Utilities Department (775) 887-2355.

For information about other utility services, please click on the providers’ links below: 

Local Telephone: AT&T
Long Distance Telephone: AT&T, MCI, Sprint, Nextiva 
Cable Television: Charter Communications
Electric: NV Energy
Gas: Southwest Gas Corporation
Garbage Collection: Waste Management

This listing of businesses or organizations does not constitute an endorsement of any kind from Carson City. All listings are subject to change without notice. Contact the organization or business directly to verify the information.

Click here for a JAC schedule, or stop by any of the JAC ticket outlets:

• The Treasurer’s Office inside City Hall, 201 N. Carson Street
• The City’s Jump Around Carson Office, 3770 Butti Way
• Inside the Western Nevada College (WNC) bookstore, 2201 West College Parkway
• Inside the Carson City Senior Center, 901 Beverly Drive - SENIOR BUS PASSES ONLY
• The Carson City Library, 900 N. Roop

Water service warranties and/or insurance are offered by independent companies.  The City is responsible for your water service piping from the water main in the street up to and including the meter.  Your homeowner’s insurance, other insurance or home warranty provider may cover some or all of the remaining piping between the meter and your house.  You might wish to contact your insurance or home warranty provider to help you decide what level of coverage is right for you as well as thoroughly research any offers.  Third party companies providing water service insurance and/or warranties are not endorsed by Carson City.