Editing Spokane Valley, Washington (section)

===Utilities===
Electric service in Spokane Valley is provided by a variety of providers, including [[Avista Utilities]], Inland Power & Light, Modern Electric Water Company, and Vera Water & Power.<ref name=utilities>{{cite web| title = Utilities| publisher = City of Spokane Valley| url = https://www.spokanevalley.org/content/6836/6896/8501/default.aspx| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref> Water service is also provided by a patchwork of different providers, including the City of Spokane Water Department, Modern Electric Water Company, and various [[water district]]s.<ref name=utilities/> This is due to the rural beginnings of the neighborhoods that now make up the city of Spokane Valley and a legacy of the providers that came into operation to meet the needs of the agricultural consumers that predated the suburbanization of the area.<ref>{{cite web| last = Maben| first = Scott| title = Liquid asset: Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie aquifer| newspaper = The Spokesman-Review| date = September 7, 2014| url = https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/sep/07/liquid-asset-spokane-valley-rathdrum-prairie/| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref> The city draws its water supply from the [[Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer]]. For sewer service, Spokane County Environmental Services is the sole provider and Avista Utilities is the sole provider for natural gas.<ref name=utilities/> The valley is serviced by [[Xfinity|Xfinity Comcast]] and [[Centurylink]] and some smaller telecom providers for cable TV and residential internet.<ref name=utilities/>