The Sanitation Districts are a partnership of 24 independent special districts that serve the wastewater and solid waste management needs of approximately 5.5 million people in Los Angeles County (County). The Sanitation Districts' service area covers approximately 824 square miles and encompasses 78 cities and unincorporated territory within the County. Within the Sanitation Districts' service area, there are approximately 9,500 miles of sewers that are owned and operated by the cities and County that are tributary to the Sanitation Districts' wastewater collection system. The Sanitation Districts own, operate, and maintain approximately 1,400 miles of sewers, ranging from 8 to 144 inches in diameter, that convey approximately 500 million gallons per day of wastewater to 11 wastewater treatment plants. Included in the Sanitation Districts' wastewater collection system are 49 active pumping plants located throughout the County. The Sanitation Districts' service area includes wastewater collection systems located within the Joint Outfall System, the Santa Clarita Valley, and the Antelope Valley.