Editing Chehalis, Washington (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Flood control===
Lewis County and various other regional governments, in association with environmental groups, scientists, and local citizens, organized a partnership in the early 2010s named the [[Chehalis Basin Strategy]] to propose and research a combination of plans along the Chehalis River to mitigate flooding and to restore aquatic habitat for local [[Chinook salmon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Learn about how you can help ensure a prosperous future for the Chehalis Basin |url=https://www.chehalisriveralliance.org/learn-more |website=Chehalis River Alliance |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> The proposal outlines several flood control reduction measures, with downstream levee improvements particularly at the Centralia-Chehalis Airport, and a flood retention dam in [[Pe Ell, Washington|Pe Ell]] which is planned to limit catastrophic damage from 100-year floods within the Chehalis River Basin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chehalisbasinstrategy.com|title=Chehalis Basin Strategy|publisher=Chehalis Basin Strategy|access-date=June 21, 2020|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622141348/https://chehalisbasinstrategy.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Eric Rosane |author2=Claudia Yaw |title=$70 Million Chehalis Basin Board Budget Stalled |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/70-million-chehalis-basin-board-budget-stalled,269483 |access-date=July 25, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Chehalis Basin Strategy Submits Status Report to Washington State Legislature |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-basin-strategy-submits-status-report-to-washington-state-legislature,321748 |access-date=July 18, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>

===Healthcare===
The first known hospital in the city was built in 1903 within the Pennsylvania Avenue-West Side Historic District. Four years later, the St. Helens Hospital was constructed as a site to treat elderly and poor citizens. The wood building was razed after the 1927 concrete build of a new and expanded St. Helens Hospital. The care center was expanded again in 1952 and a nursing home annex was added in 1964. Another expansion in 1970 included such additions as a surgery center and pharmacy but by the mid-1970s, the hospital was reported as struggling financially.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Julie |title=Medical care grew locally from doctor's offices to large hospitals |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/julie-mcdonald-medical-care-grew-locally-from-doctors-offices-to-large-hospitals,338912 |access-date=July 25, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 22, 2024}}</ref> The site became of use as a detox and addiction recovery center run by American Behavioral Health Systems.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Marqise |title=Former Chehalis Hospital Changes Hands |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/former-chehalis-hospital-changes-hands,189770? |access-date=December 7, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 21, 2009}}</ref>

Chehalis is served by Centralia's 128-bed, non-profit [[Providence Health & Services|Providence]] Centralia Hospital for short-term [[Hospital#General and acute care|acute care]] that also provides services for surgery, cancer, [[obstetrics]], and is equipped with a 24-hour emergency room and an [[Intensive care unit|ICU]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Providence Centralia Hospital |url=https://www.wsha.org/members/providence-centralia-hospital/ |website=wsha.org |publisher=Washington State Hospital Association}}</ref> There are several [[clinic]]s in Chehalis, including Providence Chehalis Family Medicine, Northwest Pediatric Care, and Chehalis Children's Clinic. Mental health services are provided by Cascade Mental Health Care.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Natalie |title=Chehalis ABHS to Be Only Site for Court-Mandated Drug Detox Program in Western Washington |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-abhs-to-be-only-site-for-court-mandated-drug-detox-program-in-western-washington,18994? |access-date=December 7, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 5, 2018}}</ref>

The Lewis County Public Health & Social Services building is located in the government district of the city, north of the Lewis County Courthouse.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lewis County Public Health & Social Services |url=https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/public-health/about-public-health/ |website=lewiscountywa.gov |publisher=Lewis County, Washington}}</ref>

Military veterans were able to procure health services at the Lewis County Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located in the Lewis County Mall but the facilities were closed in 2021 due to patient expenses that were considered the highest in the nation for a [[Veteran's Administration]] (VA) clinic. Patients have since been directed to an Olympia VA clinic and additional local health services have been provided by a mobile medical unit overseen by the Seattle-based [[Medical facilities of Seattle|VA Puget Sound Health Care System]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roland |first1=Mitchell |title=Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez renews call to reopen VA clinic in Lewis County |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/rep-gluesenkamp-perez-renews-call-to-reopen-va-clinic-in-lewis-county,334158 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=February 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Chehalis VA Clinic to Close in October |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-va-clinic-to-close-in-october,269950 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 30, 2021}}</ref>

===Transportation===
Chehalis is served by [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], the main north–south freeway in Western Washington, which connects the city to Seattle and Portland. The freeway also carries a section of [[U.S. Route 12 in Washington|U.S. Route 12]], an east–west highway that continues to [[Aberdeen, Washington|Aberdeen]] and across the Cascades to the [[Yakima River Valley]] and [[Tri-Cities (Washington)|Tri-Cities]]. Chehalis is the location of the eastern cessation point of [[Washington State Route 6|State Route 6]], a highway that travels west to a junction with [[U.S. Route 101 in Washington|U.S. Route 101]] in [[Raymond, Washington|Raymond]].<ref>{{cite map |year=2014 |title=Washington State Highways, 2014–2015 |url=https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2006/06/13/TouristMapFront_withoutHillshade.pdf |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=February 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221194441/https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/2D10703F-9ADF-4A95-A14E-2A36FEAF1C20/0/Statewide2014NoHillshade.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Chehalis terminus converts into West Main Street with access to the city through the government district.

Four other bridges provide direct access to the city district. Chamber of Commerce Way connects to the city shopping center and heads over a 1951 railroad overpass<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosane |first1=Eric |title=Replacement of Chamber Way Railroad Bridge Built in 1951 Is Still on City's Radar in New Six-Year Transportation Plan |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/replacement-of-chamber-way-railroad-bridge-built-in-1951-is-still-on-citys-radar-in-new-six-year,267750?#lndg2ztfzcvz70o2bz |access-date=October 5, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 16, 2021}}</ref> and to the original arterial highway before the interstate was built. The West Side Bridge (West Bridge) accommodates traffic into the Pennsylvania Avenue-West Side Historic District and a route towards downtown. An overpass, referred to as the 13th Street Bridge, provides a connection to the South Market district, Recreation Park, and the Green Hill School.<ref>{{cite web |title=WSDOT Report: I-5 protection from 13th Street to Mellen Street near Centralia and Chehalis |url=https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2180/2013/06/WSDOTI-5FloodReportFinal_12-19-12.pdf |website=WSDOT |date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> The Labree Road Bridge, built in 2007, provides an access route for the Port of Chehalis.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olson |first1=Erik |title=New Freeway Exit: LaBree Road Construction Kicks Off |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/new-freeway-exit-labree-road-construction-kicks-off,210056 |access-date=October 5, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 4, 2007}}</ref>

[[Twin Transit]] provides public transit service to Chehalis and neighboring Centralia, with connections to other communities.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 14, 2021 |title=Twin Transit Rolls Out New Routes |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-rolls-out-new-routes,262583 |work=The Daily Chronicle |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502064851/https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-rolls-out-new-routes,262583 |url-status=live }}</ref> Early 20th century public transportation for residents relied on a [[Tram|streetcar line]] operated by the local [[Twin City Railroad|Twin City Railroad Company]], which connected the city with neighboring Centralia.  As the community began to favor travel by bus, the service was discontinued by 1929.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chronicle Staff |title=Streetcar Railroad 'Junked' |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/today-in-lewis-county-history-fainted-after-forlorn-fine-annual-parade-of-the-pioneers-draws,96212? |access-date=July 19, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosane |first1=Eric |title=Streetcar Tracks Dug Up During Chehalis Reconstruction Project |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/streetcar-tracks-dug-up-during-chehalis-reconstruction-project,266598? |access-date=July 19, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>

The [[Chehalis–Centralia Airport]] (CLS) is located within the city limits. The airport is a single runway, public use hub for air travel in Lewis County.  First begun as a small airfield in 1927, it is bordered by the local shopping district and I-5 and is approximately one mile west of the Chehalis downtown district. It is the largest of the three airports within the county.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chehalis–Centralia Airport |url=https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/airports/ |website=Lewis County Airports |publisher=LewisCountyWA.gov |access-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522003937/https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/airports/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Railroads====
The earliest connection for Chehalis to new railroads in the region was in 1873 when the first depot in the area was erected in Newaukum. A local resident paid a conductor to stop in Saundersville, eventually leading to the build of a warehouse depot in the town that became Chehalis. A standard train station was completed in 1883, replaced in 1912 by a depot that became the Lewis County Historical Society and Museum. Economic conditions improved drastically in the city, leading to a large build-up of the downtown core. Competing railroads, attempting to connect Chehalis to the Pacific coast, begin around 1890. A rail company, the Pacific, Chehalis & Eastern, operated a line to [[Seahaven, Washington|Sea Haven]]; funded by prominent residents, the venture failed by 1891. A freight railroad that led to South Bend was operated by the [[Northern Pacific Railway Company]] and became successful after full operations began in 1893. Passenger service began on the line and provided the city with an increase in local shopping. The passenger trains began to decrease during the Great Depression and ceased by 1954 due to competition with automobile travel.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Staff writer |date=2006 |title=Lewis County to Willapa Bay by Rail |url=http://www.pacificcohistory.org/sw2006_2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320011036/http://www.pacificcohistory.org/sw2006_2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-03-20 |magazine=The Sou'wester |publisher=Pacific County Historical Society and Museum |pages=2–11 |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>

Chehalis, in 1916, began being served by a short rail line operated by the Cowlitz, Chehalis, & Cascade Railroad. The line transported milk from local dairy farms to condensing plants in the city and provided lumber from surrounding timberlands to sawmills and woodworking producers in Chehalis.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=W.E. |date=May 1927 |title=A Short Line Financed By Four Great Western Roads |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K4zmAAAAMAAJ |magazine=Transportation - The National Monthly of the Transportation Industry |publisher=Transportation Publishing Company, Incorporated |pages=9–11 |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>

Other railroads in the city include the [[Chehalis Western Railroad]], a portion of which became part of the Chehalis–Centralia Railroad after the line was sold.

===Utilities===
====Communications====
The first telephone operations in Chehalis began in 1891 when the city was connected to the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company in Centralia. An official exchange began in 1893 and connection availability for the entirety of the community was completed in 1898, which included 35 total subscribers. The company, then serving approximately 1,000 customers in the Twin Cities, was renamed in 1916 to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. By the mid-1960s, the area was served by [[Pacific Northwest Bell]] and had a subscriber list of over 12,000 between Centralia and Chehalis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Telephone Services Came Early - Chehalis Phones Busy |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1966/10-10/page-36 |access-date=July 31, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=October 10, 1966 |page=A22}}</ref>

====Electricity====
Lewis County PUD provides electricity within the city, 75% that is generated via [[hydroelectricity]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lewis County PUD Power Supply |url=https://www.lcpud.org/about-us/power-supply/ |website=lcpud.org |date=February 7, 2017 |access-date=June 1, 2021 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122094541/https://www.lcpud.org/about-us/power-supply/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Natural gas and infrastructure for residents and businesses within the city limits is provided by [[Puget Sound Energy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PSE Service Area Map |url=https://www.pse.com/-/media/PDFs/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |website=Puget Sound Energy |access-date=June 1, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215707/https://www.pse.com/-/media/PDFs/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Renewable energy====
Chehalis received grants of $4.45 million in 2021 to build the first [[Hydrogen station|hydrogen fueling station]] in Washington state; it is to be initially overseen by Twin Transit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosane |first=Eric |date=May 5, 2021 |title=Chehalis Will Be Home of State's First Hydrogen Refueling Station |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-will-be-home-of-states-first-hydrogen-refueling-station,264999? |work=The Daily Chronicle |access-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213954/https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-will-be-home-of-states-first-hydrogen-refueling-station,264999 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Banse |first=Tom |date=March 31, 2021 |title=Interest In Hydrogen Fuel Grows Across The Northwest – And Tax Dollars Follow |url=https://www.nwpb.org/2021/03/31/interest-in-hydrogen-fuel-grows-across-the-northwest-and-tax-dollars-follow/ |publisher=[[Northwest Public Radio|Northwest Public Broadcasting]] |access-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215726/https://www.nwpb.org/2021/03/31/interest-in-hydrogen-fuel-grows-across-the-northwest-and-tax-dollars-follow/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The site, scheduled for completion in mid-2023, is located in the southern portion of the city on Port of Chehalis property off [[Interstate 5 in Washington|I-5]] and is planned to operate on {{convert|1|acre}} of the {{convert|8|acre}} plat and be capable for usage of up to 2 megawatts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Warn |first1=Daniel |title=Plans for State's First Hydrogen Fueling Station Move Forward in Chehalis |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/plans-for-states-first-hydrogen-fueling-station-move-forward-in-chehalis,285150 |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=The Chronicle |date=February 25, 2022}}</ref> The self-service facility will have two fuel pressure stations, light-duty and heavy duty, of 700 and 350-bar fuel pressure, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fitzgerald |first1=Emily |title=Twin Transit Prepares to Submit Material for Hydrogen Fueling Station; On Track for Possible June 2023 Completion |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/twin-transit-prepares-to-submit-material-for-hydrogen-fueling-station-on-track-for-possible-june,295865 |access-date=July 27, 2022 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 24, 2022}}</ref>

The city installed its first [[charging station]]s for electric vehicles in 2018 at a shopping center on city-owned land. The station originally had four stalls and was later expanded through legislation from the city government.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chronicle Staff |title=Chehalis Receives Four Additional Electric Vehicle Charging Stations |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-receives-four-additional-electric-vehicle-charging-stations,284711? |access-date=July 29, 2022 |work=The Chronicle |date=February 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chronicle Staff |title=New Tesla Charging Stations Coming to Chehalis |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/new-tesla-charging-stations-coming-to-chehalis,286321? |access-date=July 29, 2022 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> Chehalis is part of a broader initiative to provide charging stations along the [[White Pass Scenic Byway]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Construction Begins on U.S. Highway 12 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Network |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/construction-begins-on-us-highway-12-electric-vehicle-charging-station-network,315141 |access-date=June 19, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 7, 2023}}</ref>

====Sanitation====
{{As of|2023}}, Chehalis residents obtain garbage collection services, required by city ordinance, with Harold LeMay Enterprises.<ref name="CCCRN"/>

====Water====
The City of Chehalis Water Division is responsible for clean drinking water, including water treatment and operations, and maintains reservoirs and tanks for a storage capacity of over 6.7 million gallons.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Chehalis Water Division |url=https://www.ci.chehalis.wa.us/publicworks/water-division |website=ci.chehalis.wa.us |access-date=June 1, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215954/https://www.ci.chehalis.wa.us/publicworks/water-division |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="COCAWQ2022"/> The primary source for water is the [[Newaukum River#North Fork|North Fork]] of the Newaukum River, which the city is allowed to draw, as of 2023, two-thousand acre feet per year (3.1 million gallons per day).<ref name="CCCRN">{{cite news |last1=Sexton |first1=Owen |title=Chehalis City Council Roundup: New LeMay Contract Brings Rate Increases, Noise Complaints at Theater and Tax Clarification |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-city-council-roundup-new-lemay-contract-brings-rate-increases-noise-complaints-at,304561 |access-date=June 23, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=December 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name="COCAWQ2022">{{cite web |title=City of Chehalis Annual Water Quality Report 2022 |url=https://www.ci.chehalis.wa.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/public_works/page/6479/2023_ccr.pdf |website=City of Chehalis |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref> The Chehalis River is a secondary source, with the city allowed to siphon 1 million gallons daily.<ref name="COCAWQ2022"/> [[Flouridation]] of the water supply began in 1951.<ref>{{cite news |title=Exner Carries Reward Fight To Top Washington Court |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/utah/ogden/ogden-standard-examiner/1957/04-14/page-10 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |work=[[Standard-Examiner|Ogden Standard-Examiner]] |agency=[[UPI]] |date=April 14, 1957 |page=10A}}</ref>

In the 21st century, water-use efficiency programs, required by the [[Washington State Department of Health]] (DOH), reached a goal to reduce water use by 25,000 gallons daily and introduced an additional goal of a 3% reduction during summer. Based on a 2024 water system plan, also required by DOH, Chehalis oversees {{convert|577,000|ft|m|1}} of water lines, supplying {{convert|5,800|USgal}} per minute to 3,800 connections. With new water lines built in the southern portion of the city limits in 2023 and 2024, the city has adequate water supply until 2040. {{As of|2024}}, the city's water treatment facilities, built in 1961, provide 4.8 million gallons of water per day and is expected to be of sufficient use until 2036.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sexton |first1=Owen |title=Chehalis city staff, consultants give presentation detailing updated water system plan draft; Bishop Road loop project complete |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-city-staff-consultants-give-presentation-detailing-updated-water-system-plan-draft,332785 |access-date=February 13, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=January 17, 2024}}</ref>