Editing Stanwood, Washington (section)

===Utilities===

[[Electric power]] in Stanwood is provided by the [[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] (PUD), a consumer-owned [[public utility]] that serves all of Snohomish County and neighboring Camano Island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quick Facts |url=https://www.snopud.com/?p=1350 |publisher=[[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] |access-date=July 6, 2018}}</ref> [[Cascade Natural Gas]] provides [[natural gas]] service to the city's residents and businesses, as part of its service area in northwestern Washington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Service Areas |url=https://www.cngc.com/utility-navigation/about-us/our-service-areas |publisher=[[Cascade Natural Gas]] |access-date=July 6, 2018}}</ref> Stanwood has two major [[broadband internet]] providers: [[Frontier Communications|Frontier]] and [[Wave Broadband]]; the latter also offers cable television.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stanwood Utilities |url=http://www.ci.stanwood.wa.us/community/page/stanwood-utilities |publisher=City of Stanwood |access-date=July 6, 2018}}</ref>

The city government provides [[tap water|water]] and [[water treatment]] to residents and businesses within a {{convert|10|sqmi|sqkm|adj=mid}} service area that includes the entire city and some surrounding unincorporated areas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Water Service Area |url=http://www.ci.stanwood.wa.us/publicworks/page/water-service-area |publisher=City of Stanwood |access-date=July 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=December 27, 2015 |title=Stanwood water, sewer rates to increase |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/stanwood-water-sewer-rates-to-increase/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 7, 2018}}</ref> The city's water supply is sourced primarily from several [[water well|wells]] that draw from an underground [[aquifer]].<ref>{{cite web |year=2012 |title=City of Stanwood Water Quality Report For the Year 2012 |url=http://www.ci.stanwood.wa.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/public_works/page/565/2012_ccr_standard.pdf |publisher=City of Stanwood |access-date=July 7, 2018}}</ref> [[Wastewater]] and [[stormwater]] are collected and treated at two [[sewage treatment plant|treatment plants]], built in 1963 and 2004.<ref name="SewerPlan"/>{{rp|2{{hyphen}}1}} [[municipal solid waste|Solid waste]] and [[single-stream recycling|recycling]] collection within Stanwood is contracted by the city government to [[Waste Management (company)|Waste Management]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Waste Management |url=http://www.ci.stanwood.wa.us/publicworks/page/waste-management |publisher=City of Stanwood |access-date=July 7, 2018}}</ref>