Editing Granite Falls, Washington (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

Granite Falls is the terminus of [[Washington State Route 92|State Route 92]], which connects the area to [[Washington State Route 9|State Route 9]] in Lake Stevens.<ref>{{cite map |year=2014 |title=Washington State Highways, 2014–2015 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2006/06/13/TouristMapFront_withoutHillshade.pdf |at=[https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2017/08/31/highway-map-PugetSound_Full.pdf Puget Sound] inset |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-date=February 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221194441/https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/2D10703F-9ADF-4A95-A14E-2A36FEAF1C20/0/Statewide2014NoHillshade.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> A {{convert|1.9|mi|km|adj=mid}} [[bypass (road)|bypass]] for freight traffic was completed around the north side of the city in 2010 at a cost of $28.8&nbsp;million.<ref name="Herald-Bypass"/> The scenic [[Mountain Loop Highway]] begins in Granite Falls and travels east into the Cascade Mountains before turning north to reach [[Darrington, Washington|Darrington]]. It is used by an estimated 55,000 tourists annually and provides access to recreational areas in the [[Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilmore |first=Susan |date=June 27, 2008 |title=Darrington, Granite Falls to celebrate reopening of Mountain Loop Highway |page=B1 |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2008020289_highway27m.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010193707/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2008020289_highway27m.html |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref>

[[Community Transit]], the countywide [[public transportation]] agency, has one bus route serving Granite Falls. It connects the city to Lake Stevens and [[Everett Station]], with extended service to the [[Boeing Everett Factory]] during peak hours.<ref>{{cite map |date=March 2020 |title=Route 280: Granite Falls/Lake Stevens to Everett/Seaway Transit Center |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/busservice/schedules/route/280 |publisher=Community Transit |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref> The nearest airport to Granite Falls is [[Paine Field]] in Everett.<ref name="Activities"/>

===Utilities===

[[Electric power]] in Granite Falls is supplied by the [[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] (PUD), a consumer-owned [[public utility]] that serves all of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 2018 |title=Quick Facts for Snohomish County PUD |url=https://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/MiniQF_1018.pdf |publisher=[[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142056/https://www.snopud.com/Site/Content/Documents/custpubs/MiniQF_1018.pdf |archive-date=November 29, 2018 |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref> The city government purchases its [[purified water|tap water]] from the PUD, which is sourced from the City of Everett system at [[Spada Lake]] and Lake Chaplain.<ref>{{cite news |last=Malakoff |first=Morris |date=February 25, 2008 |title=Dry season no threat to local H2O supply |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/dry-season-no-threat-to-local-h20-supply/ |work=[[The Enterprise (Washington)|The Enterprise]] |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref> Since 2012, the PUD has also supplied water to Granite Falls that is sourced from [[groundwater]] wells near Lake Stevens and treated to be similar to the water from the City of Everett system.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 2020 |title=City of Granite Falls 2019 Drinking Water Quality Report |page=1 |url=http://ci.granite-falls.wa.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2019-Drinking-Water-Quality-Report.pdf |publisher=City of Granite Falls |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref> The city government also manages a sanitary [[sewage]] system that terminates at a [[sewage treatment plant|treatment plant]] that discharges water into the Pilchuck River.<ref name="Bills"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=October 9, 2018 |title=Granite Falls leaders decide to keep sewer hookups on pause |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/granite-falls-leaders-decide-to-keep-sewer-hookups-on-pause/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref>

[[Natural gas]] service for the city is provided by [[Puget Sound Energy]], a regional gas utility company.<ref name="Comp-CF">{{cite web |date=November 2015 |title=Capital Facilities and Utilities Element |pages=4–6 |url=http://ci.granite-falls.wa.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Capital-Facilities-Utilities-Element-110415.pdf |work=City of Granite Falls 2015–2035 Comprehensive Plan |publisher=City of Granite Falls |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref> The city government contracts with [[Waste Management (company)|Waste Management]] to provide curbside collection and disposal of [[municipal solid waste|garbage]], [[single-stream recycling|recycling]], and [[yard waste]]. The Granite Falls area also has two recycling and disposal centers operated by Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite web |title=Solid Waste & Recycling Services |url=http://ci.granite-falls.wa.us/?page_id=835 |publisher=City of Granite Falls |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref> Telecommunications services are provided by [[Verizon]] and [[Comcast]].<ref name="Bills"/>

===Healthcare===

The nearest [[general hospital]]s to Granite Falls are [[Providence Regional Medical Center Everett|Providence Medical Center]] in Everett and [[Cascade Valley Hospital]] in Arlington.<ref name="Activities"/> The city's medical [[clinic]] was part of the Cascade Valley system, which was absorbed into [[Skagit Regional Health]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.stillyvalleyhealth.org/about/history/ |publisher=Stilly Valley Health Connections |access-date=May 16, 2020 |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308153537/https://www.stillyvalleyhealth.org/about/history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wolcott |first=John |date=March 26, 2012 |title=Clinic brings more treatment options to Smokey Point |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/clinic-brings-more-treatment-options-to-smokey-point/ |work=The Everett Herald Business Journal |access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref>