Editing Edmonds, Washington (section)

===Utilities===

[[Electric power]] in Edmonds is provided by the [[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] (PUD), a consumer-owned [[public utility]] that serves all of Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quick Facts |url=https://www.snopud.com/?p=1350 |publisher=[[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the city signed a clean energy pledge that would mandate the use of [[renewable energy source]]s to generate all of its electricity by 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last=Catchpole |first=Dan |date=July 11, 2017 |title=Edmonds takes clean-energy pledge, but is that achievable? |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-targets-100-percent-clean-renewable-energy-by-2025/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> [[Puget Sound Energy]] provides [[natural gas]] service to the city's residents and businesses.<ref>{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Puget Sound Energy service area |url=http://pse.com/aboutpse/PseNewsroom/MediaKit/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |publisher=[[Puget Sound Energy]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128213047/https://pse.com/aboutpse/PseNewsroom/MediaKit/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |archive-date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>

The city's [[water purification|municipal tap water]] is provided by the Alderwood Water District, which sources its water from Everett's [[Spada Lake]] Reservoir.<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Phil |date=June 9, 2016 |title=Edmonds water comes from 'high quality' source |url=https://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/edmonds-water-comes-from-high-quality-source-city-corner/1535621 |work=Edmonds Beacon |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> The city government maintains its own [[sanitary sewer]] and [[wastewater treatment]] services, including a treatment plant in downtown;<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanitary Sewer Utility System |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/sewer-utility.html |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> wastewater is also sent to the regional [[Brightwater sewage treatment plant|Brightwater plant]] near [[Maltby, Washington|Maltby]], which was originally planned to be built in Edmonds.<ref>{{cite web |author=BHC Consultants |date=August 2013 |title=City of Edmonds Comprehensive Sewer Plan |page=2{{hyphen}}4 |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/images/COE/Government/Departments/Development_Services/Planning_Division/Plans/2013_Sewer_Comp_Plan_9-18-13_FINAL-Main_Document.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=August 14, 2011 |title=Brightwater work nearly done |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/brightwater-work-nearly-done/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Disposal of [[municipal solid waste|garbage]], [[single-stream recycling|recycling]], and [[yard waste]] is contracted by the city government to three private companies serving different areas of Edmonds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Curbside Recycling, Yard/Food Waste, & Garbage Collection |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/garbage-and-recycling-service.html |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>