Editing Sultan, Washington (section)

===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>