Susanville Sanitary District was formed on December 14, 1948, as an independent Special District by the Consolidation of Milwood Sanitary District and Susanville Sanitary District. When first formed the District was called Susanville Consolidated Sanitary District(SCSD). In 2005 the name was changed to Susanville Sanitary District. Susanville Sanitary District provides wastewater collection and treatment servicing the City of Susanville, CA. Susanville is about 85 miles North-Northwest of Reno, Nevada on the Eastern slopes of where the Sierra Nevadas and the Cascade Mountain ranges meet.