Editing Granite Falls, Washington (section)

===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"/>