Plumbers in Tolleson, AZ

The City of Tolleson runs its own water and sewer utility. Its Utilities Department delivers an average of 4 million gallons a day through an estimated 60 miles of water lines, drawing on two major sources: groundwater and water purchased from the City of Phoenix. Water from the City's two wells is treated at electrodialysis reversal (EDR) plants, and a small amount of sodium hypochlorite is added at the end as a disinfectant.

The 2025 water quality report covers both sources, with the Phoenix results in a separate table. For the City's own system, nitrate across all samples ranged from 0 to 4 mg/L, against a federal limit of 10. The Phoenix table lists sodium from 91 to 183 mg/L and arsenic up to 8.5 parts per billion, against a limit of 10. The report does not publish a hardness figure, so size a softener from a test of the water at your own tap rather than a guess.

The 85353 ZIP code is shared with several neighboring cities south of Buckeye Road. The City warns that an address may carry its name without being inside city limits, and that anyone outside them needs to call the city they live in for water service. Its utilities page lists numbers for Avondale and Phoenix alongside its own. The name on your water bill settles the question, and it also tells you whose water quality report applies to your home.

Inside city limits, the City provides sewer service along with water and treats the wastewater at its own plant. Built in the 1960s, the plant uses about 7 million of its 17.5 million gallons a day of capacity and also takes flows from as far north as Sun City through the shared SROG pipeline. The City keeps a separate phone line for water and wastewater emergencies, and the Civic Center, where residents set up or stop service, is open Monday through Thursday.

Census estimates count about 2,900 homes in the city, with a median build year of 1996. That middle figure hides a wide spread. About 52% went up between 1990 and 2009, roughly 42% are older, including about 16% from the 1950s, and only about 6% were built in 2010 or later. In a house from the 1950s, the supply lines, drains and fixtures may have been replaced one at a time, so the plumbing can mix materials and ages.

About 58% of occupied homes are rented, so tenants and owners should agree on who calls for repairs and who approves the work. If lead is a concern in an older home, the City's 2025 report links to its lead service line inventory online and asks residents who want their water tested to contact the City. Our team can look at the supply lines and fixtures and explain the options before any repair or repiping begins.