Editing Snohomish, Washington (section)

===Utilities===

Utility services for residents and businesses in Snohomish are split between the city government and other providers. The [[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] provides [[electric power]] to customers Snohomish and most of the county, while [[Puget Sound Energy]] supplies [[natural gas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Utility Billing |url=https://www.snohomishwa.gov/137/Utility-Billing |publisher=City of Snohomish |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 2021 |title=Quick Facts |url=https://www.snopud.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/QuickFacts_1021.pdf |publisher=[[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> The city government contracts with [[Republic Services]] for collection and disposal of curbside [[municipal solid waste|garbage]], [[single-stream recycling|recycling]], and [[yard waste]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sanders |first=Julia-Grace |date=December 21, 2020 |title=How has the pandemic changed life? Look in your garbage |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/how-has-the-pandemic-changed-life-look-in-your-garbage/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> Since the closure of the [[Cathcart Landfill]] near Snohomish in 1992, garbage is generally sent to a landfill in [[Roosevelt, Washington|Roosevelt]] for processing and burial.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where Does Our Garbage Go? |url=https://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/44630/Where-Does-Our-Garbage-Go--English |publisher=Snohomish County Public Works |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref>

The city government manages [[tap water]] service within Snohomish, which is delivered through a {{convert|35|mi|km|adj=mid}} system of pipes. The city purchases 90&nbsp;percent of its water from the City of Everett, which sources from [[Spada Lake]] and the [[Sultan River]] basin; the remainder is purchased from the Snohomish County Public Utility District, which treats [[well water]] near Lake Stevens.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 2020 |title=City of Snohomish Water Quality Report 2020 |page=2 |url=https://www.snohomishwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/53/Water-Quality-Report |publisher=City of Snohomish |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> The city government operated its own water treatment plant on the Pilchuck River near [[Granite Falls, Washington|Granite Falls]] until 2017, when it was determined to be too costly to maintain and upgrade to meet modern fish passage standards.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=November 5, 2018 |title=Dam demolition would let Pilchuck River run free |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/dam-demolition-would-let-pilchuck-river-run-free/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mapes |first=Lynda V. |date=August 5, 2020 |title=Another Washington dam removal — and 37 more miles of salmon habitat restored |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/another-washington-dam-removal-and-37-more-miles-of-salmon-habitat-restored/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=November 13, 2024}}</ref> A portion of Snohomish is within the service area of the Cross Valley Water District, which primarily serves unincorporated areas south of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.crossvalleywater.net/153/About-Us |publisher=Cross Valley Water District |accessdate=February 9, 2025}}</ref>

Snohomish's [[wastewater]] system consists of a [[combined sewer|combined overflow]] for downtown and other older neighborhoods and a separated [[sewage]] and [[stormwater]] system for the rest of the city.<ref name="CompPlan">{{cite web |date=March 15, 2016 |title=City of Snohomish Comprehensive Plan |page=8{{hyphen}}6 |url=https://www.snohomishwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2353/City-of-Snohomish-Comprehensive-Plan |publisher=City of Snohomish |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref> A plan to replace the combined overflow system was approved in 2014 following interventions by the [[Washington State Department of Ecology]]. The city's [[wastewater treatment plant]] on the Snohomish River was upgraded, replacing an earlier proposal to send sewage to the City of Everett for treatment.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nile |first=Amy |date=February 16, 2014 |title=Snohomish sewer plan OK'd |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/snohomish-sewer-plan-okd-2/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 1, 2022}}</ref>