Articles

1. How to report a broken water meter on your property12.09.2026A damaged water meter can lead to inaccurate bills, wasted water, or problems when the City needs to read or isolate your service. Cracked glass, a flooded…
2. Finding Construction Project Updates on Our Website12.09.2026Construction activity can affect travel routes, parking, drainage, utility services, and access to public facilities. The City of Susanville Public Works…
3. How an Airport Supports Emergency Evacuation Planning12.09.2026An airport can become a valuable emergency asset when roads are blocked, communications are disrupted or a community needs rapid access to outside assistance.…
4. Applying for a Public Works Code Variance in Susanville12.09.2026A public works code variance is a formal request to depart from a municipal standard when strict compliance would create an unusual or unnecessary difficulty.…
5. How to Identify and Report a Sewer Odour in Your Home11.09.2026A sewer odour inside your home is unpleasant, but it can also signal a dry trap, a blocked drain, a damaged pipe or a problem in the public sewer network.…
6. Understanding Susanville’s cross-connection control program11.09.2026Clean drinking water depends on more than treatment at the source. It also depends on preventing contaminated water from flowing backwards into the public…
7. Permits for temporary dumpsters and roll-off containers11.09.2026A temporary dumpster or roll-off container can make a renovation, demolition, landscaping project or clean-out much easier. It can also affect traffic,…
8. How to report a damaged street sign after a storm11.09.2026A fallen, twisted or unreadable street sign can create a real safety problem after strong wind, hail or heavy rain. Drivers may miss a junction, emergency…
9. How Susanville manages lead service line replacements11.09.2026Lead service lines are small pipes that connect a water main in the street to a property. If they contain lead, corrosion can allow lead particles or dissolved…
10. What to do after hitting a fire hydrant11.09.2026A collision with a fire hydrant can quickly become a public safety emergency. Pressurised water may flood the street, reduce firefighting capacity, damage…