Editing Clayton, Delaware (section)

===Utilities===
The Public Works department provides various utility services to Clayton. The public works department provides electricity to about 1,200 customers in Clayton. The town is a member of the [[Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation]], a wholesale electric utility which provides electricity to municipal electric departments across Delaware.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=94|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814064058/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=94|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The department provides water to 1,100 customers in the town, with four underwater
wells and two elevated storage tanks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=96|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062612/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=96|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The public works department serves 1,100 sewer customers in Clayton, operating eight pumping stations and contracting with Kent County for wastewater treatment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sewer|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=201|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062212/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=201|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The department contracts with [[Waste Industries]] for trash collection in Clayton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trash|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=102|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814063634/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=102|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Natural gas service in Clayton is provided by [[Chesapeake Utilities]], cable service is provided by [[Xfinity]], and telephone service is provided by [[Verizon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Understanding Utilities|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=92|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814063821/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=92|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>