▁plant ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁solid ▁waste ▁transfer ▁stations ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Regional ▁Sol id ▁W aste ▁System , ▁a ▁collaboration ▁between ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ▁and ▁Sp ok ane ▁County . ▁Electric ity ▁generated ▁by ▁the ▁waste - to - energy ▁plant ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁facility , ▁with ▁excess ▁energy ▁being ▁sold ▁to ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Energy . ▁Sp ok ane ▁draw s ▁its ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Valley – R ath d rum ▁Pra irie ▁Aqu ifer ; ▁this ▁ ▁" sole ▁source ▁aqu ifer " ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁water ▁supply ▁for ▁Sp ok ane ▁County ▁in ▁Washington , ▁and ▁for ▁K oot en ai ▁and ▁Bon ner ▁count ies ▁in ▁Id aho . ▁Ser ving ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁the ▁aqu ifer ▁is ▁distinguished ▁in ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁aqu if ers ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁tr ill ion ▁gall ons , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁having ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est ▁flow ▁rates ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁ ▁per ▁day , ▁and ▁for ▁its ▁pur ity . ▁ ▁Natural ▁gas ▁and ▁electric ity ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁utility , ▁Av ista ▁Util ities , ▁while ▁Century Link ▁and ▁Com cast ▁provide ▁television , ▁internet , ▁and ▁tele phone ▁service . ▁Sp ok ane ▁hosts ▁three ▁hydro elect ric ▁generation ▁facilities ▁on ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁River : ▁the ▁Up river ▁Dam , ▁the ▁Upper ▁F alls ▁Dam ,