California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering records, 1901-1966

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Summary

Creators:
California. Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
Abstract:
The collection consists of files of the former Bureau of Sanitary Engineering of the California Department of Public Health, located in Berkeley, California (now known as the Department of Health Services), relating to water quality.
Extent:
30.33 linear feet (76 boxes)
Language:
The collection is in English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering records (WRCA 095). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of files of the former Bureau of Sanitary Engineering of the California Department of Public Health, located in Berkeley, California (now known as the Department of Health Services), relating to water quality. Forms of the material include reports, correspondence, laboratory results and photographs. Materials also include applications to construct and operate sewage treatment works; disposal of septic tank effluent; discharge of sewage and industrial waste from industrial plants; sanitary surveys; taste and odor problems; sewer outfalls; water permits; and history of municipal water-supply systems throughout California.

Acquisition information:
Provenance unknown.
Processing information:

Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 2007.

Collection number updated December 2018. Legacy collection number was MS 80/3. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.

Arrangement:

The collection consists of 57 series, arranged alphabetically by county and, within county, by municipality.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is generally open for research. A portion of the collection is unprocessed, and requires approval from Special Collections & Archives staff to use.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering records (WRCA 095). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
PO Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233
specialcollections@ucr.edu
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