Editing Lake Stevens, Washington (section)

===Utilities===

The city's [[electric power]] and [[water purification|tap water]] are provided 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 1, 2020}}</ref> The PUD sources its water from the City of Everett system at [[Spada Lake]] and Lake Chaplain, which is delivered to Lake Stevens and Granite Falls.<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 1, 2020}}</ref> The city is also bisected by a pair of north–south [[Electric power transmission|electrical transmission lines]] operated by the [[Bonneville Power Administration]] that travel towards [[British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite map |date=February 2, 2013 |title=BPA Transmission Lines and Facilities |url=https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/maps/BPA%20Transmission%20Lines%20and%20Facilities.pdf |publisher=[[Bonneville Power Administration]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428051716/https://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/maps/BPA%20Transmission%20Lines%20and%20Facilities.pdf |archive-date=April 28, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> [[Natural gas]] for Lake Stevens residents and businesses is provided by [[Puget Sound Energy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PSE locations |url=https://www.pse.com/Customer-Service/pse-locations-2 |publisher=[[Puget Sound Energy]] |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

The city government contracts with [[Republic Services]] and [[Waste Management (company)|Waste Management]] to provide curbside collection and disposal of [[municipal solid waste|garbage]], [[single-stream recycling|recycling]], and [[yard waste]] for different areas of Lake Stevens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Utilities |url=https://www.lakestevenswa.gov/120/Public-Utilities |publisher=City of Lake Stevens |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> The Lake Stevens Sewer District, established in 1957, operates the city's sewer system and is planned to merge with the city government in 2032.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=July 23, 2017 |title=City of Lake Stevens, sewer district plan to merge |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/city-of-lake-stevens-sewer-district-plan-to-merge/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> The sewer district built a [[sewage treatment plant|treatment plant]] in 2013 at a cost of $100 million, and the debt payments on the project have caused disputes with the city.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haglund |first1=Noah |last2=Davey |first2=Stephanie |date=September 18, 2019 |title=Sewer dispute spills into public in Lake Stevens |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sewer-dispute-spills-into-public-in-lake-stevens/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref>