Editing Sultan, Washington (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[File:U.S. Route 2 Sultan River Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Sultan River]] bridge carrying [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]] west of downtown Sultan]]

Sultan is connected to nearby communities by [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]] (US&nbsp;2), which runs east–west along the Skykomish and [[Snohomish River|Snohomish]] rivers from [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] to [[Eastern Washington]] via [[Stevens Pass]]. The nearest cities on the highway are Monroe, {{convert|5|mi|km}} to the west, and Gold Bar to the east.<ref name="WSDOT-Map"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=June 16, 2009 |title=U.S. 2 repaving begins at Monroe |work=The Everett Herald}}</ref> The highway carries [[Annual average daily traffic|daily average]] of approximately 18,000 vehicles through Sultan, with higher volumes during summer months and ski season.<ref>{{cite report |year=2017 |title=2016 Annual Traffic Report |page=64 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/travel/pdf/Annual_Traffic_Report_2016.pdf |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026105850/https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/travel/pdf/Annual_Traffic_Report_2016.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Giordano |first=Lizz |date=November 30, 2019 |title=Gridlock keeps many in Sultan feeling trapped in their homes |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/gridlock-keeps-many-in-sultan-feeling-trapped-in-their-homes/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> Due to its high rate of accidents, including more than 2,600 in the county in the early 2000s and 100 within Sultan city limits from 1999 to 2000, the highway is considered one of the most dangerous in the state.<ref>{{cite news |last=Garber |first=Andrew |date=January 13, 2002 |title=From Sultan to Seattle, road woes take toll |page=A1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20020113/transportation13m0/from-sultan-to-seattle-road-woes-take-toll |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> Sections of US&nbsp;2 near Sultan were rebuilt to add safety features, including [[roundabout]]s, [[rumble strip]]s, warning signage, and additional policing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Jessica |date=May 15, 2017 |title=Washington state shelled out $60 million to make Highway 2 safer; here's how that's working |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/after-multimillion-dollar-plan-to-boost-highway-2-safety-has-the-effort-borne-fruit/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> A plan to widen the highway to four lanes through Sultan and add additional roundabouts was endorsed by the city government in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Watanabe |first=Ben |date=June 18, 2023 |title=As Sultan grows, city backs a 4-lane highway with roundabouts |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/as-sultan-grows-city-backs-a-4-lane-highway-with-roundabouts/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref> The [[BNSF Railway]]'s [[Scenic Subdivision]] also runs along U.S. Route&nbsp;2, connecting Everett to [[Eastern Washington]] and also carrying [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Empire Builder]]'' train.<ref name="WSDOT-Map"/> The highway and railroad cross over the [[Sultan River]] on a pair of [[truss bridge]]s, while a third is planned to be built for pedestrians and bicyclists.<ref>{{cite news |last=Slager |first=Melissa |date=December 21, 2017 |title=Sultan to build new bridge for pedestrians, bicyclists |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sultan-to-build-new-bridge-for-pedestrians-bicyclists/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>

Public transit service along US&nbsp;2 is operated by [[Community Transit]] and consists of two routes that travel from [[Everett Station]] to Snohomish, Monroe, Sultan, and Gold Bar. The city also has a small [[park and ride]] lot that is served by Community Transit.<ref>{{cite book |date=September 2018 |title=Community Transit Bus Plus: Schedules & Route Maps |pages=15, 142–149 |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/docs/default-source/bus-service/bus-plus-sept-2018-web.pdf |publisher=[[Community Transit]] |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191832/https://www.communitytransit.org/docs/default-source/bus-service/bus-plus-sept-2018-web.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> A private airfield, [[Sky Harbor Airport (Washington)|Sky Harbor Airport]], is located near Sultan and is open to small aircraft. It has a single, unpaved runway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sky Harbor Airport |url=http://www.wsdot.com/aviation/AllStateAirports/Sultan_SkyHarborAirport.htm |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>

===Utilities===

[[Electric power]] for Sultan residents and businesses is provided by the [[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] (PUD), a consumer-owned [[public utility]] that serves all of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quick Facts |url=https://www.snopud.com/?p=1350 |publisher=[[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> The PUD operates the [[Culmback Dam]] north of Sultan, which generates electricity for the region and also provides 80 percent of Snohomish County's [[water supply]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=October 13, 2011 |title=Environmental plan earns Sultan River dam a new 45-year license |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/environmental-plan-earns-sultan-river-dam-a-new-45-year-license/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> The Sultan city government provides [[tap water|water]] and [[water treatment]] to residents and businesses, via a separate city-owned reservoir located north of Sultan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dominguez |first=Alejandro |date=April 23, 2011 |title=Sultan lake empty because of dam leak |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sultan-lake-empty-because-of-dam-leak/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> [[Wastewater]] and [[stormwater]] is treated at a treatment plant that discharges into the Skykomish River.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wastewater |url=https://ci.sultan.wa.us/departments/public-works/sewer/ |publisher=City of Sultan |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Utilities">{{cite web |date=March 2013 |title=Utility Services |url=https://ci.sultan.wa.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Utility-Services.pdf |publisher=City of Sultan |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> [[Municipal solid waste|Solid waste]] collection is provided by the city government, while [[single-stream recycling|recycling]] and [[yard waste]] collection is contracted to [[Allied Waste]].<ref name="Utilities"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Dominguez |first=Alejandro |date=January 29, 2012 |title=Utilities costs go down for Sultan residents |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/utilities-costs-go-down-for-sultan-residents/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>

===Health care===

Sultan's nearest [[general hospital]] is the [[Valley General Hospital]] in Monroe, part of the [[EvergreenHealth]] system.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 30, 2013 |title=Interactive map of hospitals in King, Pierce, Snohomish counties |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localpages/2022360954_interactive-map-hospitals-king-pierce-snohomish.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127073938/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localpages/2022360954_interactive-map-hospitals-king-pierce-snohomish.html |archive-date=January 27, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=March 1, 2015 |title=Monroe hospital to change name, expand services in new alliance |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/monroe-hospital-to-change-name-expand-services-in-new-alliance/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> EvergreenHealth also operates one of two medical [[clinic]]s in Sultan, which was previously an independent operation from 2003 to 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Primary Care Clinic, Sultan |url=https://www.evergreenhealth.com/primary-care-sultan |publisher=[[EvergreenHealth]] |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=December 17, 2003 |title=Sky Valley clinic going independent in April |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sky-valley-clinic-going-independent-in-april/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> The other clinic, Cascade Health Clinic, remains independent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cascade Health Clinic |url=https://ci.sultan.wa.us/cascade-health-clinic/ |publisher=City of Sultan |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044007/https://ci.sultan.wa.us/cascade-health-clinic/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>