Editing Mountlake Terrace, Washington (section)

===Utilities===

The city's [[electric power]] is 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=April 14, 2020}}</ref> [[Puget Sound Energy]] provides [[natural gas]] service to the Mountlake Terrace 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=April 14, 2020}}</ref> The city government contracts with [[Waste Management (corporation)|Waste Management]] for curbside [[municipal solid waste|garbage]], [[single-stream recycling|recycling]], and [[yard waste]] collection and disposal. A county [[transfer station (waste management)|transfer station]] is also located in Mountlake Terrace.<ref>{{cite web |title=Garbage, Recycling & Yard Debris Service |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/166/Garbage-Recycling-Yard-Debris-Service |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 14, 2020 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125131645/https://www.cityofmlt.com/166/Garbage-Recycling-Yard-Debris-Service |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=July 27, 2017 |title=County decides to stick with Republic for trash services |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/county-decides-to-stick-with-republic-for-trash-services/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>

Mountlake Terrace is part of the Alderwood Water and Wastewater District, which provides [[water purification|tap water]] and [[sewage treatment]] services to most of southern Snohomish County.<ref name="Herald-Water">{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andrea |date=April 23, 2018 |title=It's the water: Artesian well draws fans from miles around |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/its-the-water-lynnwoods-artesian-well-draws-fans-from-miles-around/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref> The water district sources its drinking water from the [[Spada Lake]] reservoir in the Cascade Mountains, which is [[water treatment|treated]] and [[Water fluoridation|fluoridated]] by the City of Everett at the Chaplain Reservoir.<ref name="Herald-Water"/><ref>{{cite web |year=2017 |title=2017 Drinking Water Quality Report |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3614 |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref> The city government maintains a {{convert|2.5|e6USgal|kl|adj=mid}} [[water tank]] at Jack Block Park that has reserve capacity for fires and boosting water pressure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Water Distribution & Reservoirs |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/348/Water-Distribution-Reservoirs |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203133538/https://cityofmlt.com/348/Water-Distribution-Reservoirs |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sewage from Mountlake Terrace is primarily sent to the City of Edmonds for treatment and discharge into [[Puget Sound]], with overflow treated at the regional [[Brightwater sewage treatment plant|Brightwater facility]] near [[Maltby, Washington|Maltby]] by King County Metro.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sewage Division |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/354/Sewer-Division |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>