We set up exactly that: our vetted local water haulers running multiple trucks on a schedule, one delivered price before anything is booked, and one invoice when the water is in.
Tell us the ZIP, the volume and the date you need to be full. A person comes back with the loads, trucks and price, usually within 1-2 business hours. Start my quote.
Who this is for
- HOA and community association pools opening for the season or refilling after a drain and resurface.
- Hotels, resorts and apartment complexes that cannot leave a pool empty for a week of hose.
- Swim clubs and YMCAs with lap pools, dive wells and kiddie pools to fill on a deadline.
- Water parks, splash pads and municipal pools with the largest volumes. Send the total gallons and we confirm in writing, before you book, whether local haulers have the truck capacity.
- Pool management companies that handle openings for many properties and want one point of contact for water.
- Pool builders and resurfacers who need a continuous fill on new plaster at a commercial site. See new pool first fill.
Loads and typical cost at commercial volume
Haulers price per tanker load of about 6,000 to 8,000 gallons. The per-load estimate on our pricing page is $250 to $600 for typical residential jobs. Commercial jobs are quoted individually: send the total gallons and the date, and the per-load rate for your job is confirmed in writing before you book.
| Pool | Typical volume | Loads at 8,000 gal | Loads at 6,000 gal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small community or hotel pool | 50,000 gal | 7 | 9 |
| HOA pool with kiddie pool | 100,000 gal | 13 | 17 |
| Large HOA or swim club | 150,000 gal | 19 | 25 |
| Competition pool or small water park | 250,000 gal | 32 | 42 |
| Water park or aquatic center | 500,000+ gal | 63+ | 84+ |
Loads are rounded up. At the residential per-load range those volumes run from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands, which is why we quote each commercial job individually, with the number of trucks and the schedule.
How a commercial pool fill works
- Scope. Tell us the ZIP, the total gallons (your pool operator or drawings will have it; the gallons calculator works for simple shapes), the date you need to be full, whether the finish is new, and the access: where trucks can stage, hose distance to each pool, gates and hours restrictions.
- Hauler and truck plan. We book our local hauler, or more than one, with enough trucks to hit the date. For new plaster the trucks cycle back to back. Loads per truck per day depend on the round trip to the water source, so the plan names the trucks, the loads per day and the start time for your site.
- One delivered price. Usually within 1-2 business hours, with the loads, trucks, dates and arrival windows. Held for 7 days. Nothing is booked until you accept, and there is no deposit.
- Fill days. Trucks stage on the street, parking lot or service drive and run hoses up to about 300 feet to each pool. Longer hose runs are priced in the quote at $20 per extra 50 feet.
- Completion and invoice. The fill stops at the level your operator sets. Payment is due after delivery, one invoice per job covering every load. Extra loads beyond the estimate are billed at the quoted per-load price and we ask you first; loads not dispatched when the pool is full are not charged.
The residential version is on how it works; the policies are the same.
Before the trucks arrive
- Confirm the volume with your pool operator or the drawings. Rounding errors at 150,000 gallons are whole truckloads.
- Stage the trucks. Identify where tankers can park legally without blocking fire lanes or resident parking. Tell us about weight limits on service drives and low canopies.
- Walk the hose route to each pool. Gates, fences, stairs and pool decks. Standard reach is up to about 300 feet.
- Have people on site. Someone from the property or the management company should be on site to open gates and confirm levels at the start of each day.
- Coordinate with the resurfacer. For new plaster, the fill starts when the finish crew says so and does not stop. Get their start time in writing.
- Book the health department inspection. Your local health department sets the opening inspection timeline for public pools; build that date into the fill date so there is time for water, circulation and chemistry before the inspector arrives.
- Plan the start-up chemistry. Your pool operator balances the water after the fill. The after-the-fill checklist has typical target ranges.
A worked example
Take an HOA with a 120,000-gallon main pool and a 10,000-gallon wading pool, both freshly plastered, opening Memorial Day weekend. The resurfacer finishes Tuesday and wants water that afternoon. The county inspection is booked for the following Monday.
- Total: 130,000 gallons, which is 17 loads on 8,000-gallon trucks or 22 on 6,000-gallon trucks.
- Plan: two trucks cycling back to back from a hydrant meter about 20 minutes away, so a fresh load arrives before the previous one finishes. The wading pool fills first.
- Time: each load unloads in well under an hour; the round trip to refill sets the pace. In this plan the two trucks run from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday. Your quote names the schedule for your site.
- Price: one delivered figure for 17 to 22 loads, with the per-load rate named so the board can see what an extra load costs. One invoice to the management company after the fill.
- Buffer: the fill finishes Thursday, leaving the operator the weekend to circulate, balance and brush before the inspection.
Coordinating with pool management companies
Most commercial pools are run by a management company, and we are glad to work through them. One contact sends the scope, gets the quote, accepts it, and gets the invoice with the property named on it. Companies opening several properties can send the whole list; we quote each site separately and schedule around hauler capacity and inspection dates.
Why boards and managers book with us
Every truck on the job comes from a local hauler that has shown us a current certificate of insurance and a bond. You get one delivered price in writing before anything is booked, one person who answers, and one invoice per job, which keeps the board packet simple. If a hauler misses a confirmed date we reschedule at the earliest slot or you cancel at no charge. We cover 50 large US metros; see locations.
Get a commercial fill price
Send the ZIP, the total gallons, the date you need to be full and the access. A person books our haulers with enough trucks for the job and sends you one delivered price. Get your delivered price. Need water for more than pools? See bulk water delivery.
