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About The North Shore Sanitary District


The North Shore Sanitary District (NSSD) is a municipal body which was organized in 1914 under the North Shore Sanitary District Act of 1911. The NSSD owns and operates more than 100 miles of intercepting sewer lines and pumping stations which collect and convey wastewater from local sewer systems to wastewater treatment plants in Gurnee, Waukegan, and Highland Park, Illinois. Additional NSSD facilities include the NSSD Sludge Recycling Facility in Zion, the Administration Building and Laboratory in Gurnee, and the Maintenance Building in Waukegan.

The NSSD is governed by an elected Board of Trustees and vested with full powers to tax and enact all necessary rules within district boundaries. For more information, review how the plants work.