California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering records
Collection Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1901-1966
Creator
- California. Bureau of Sanitary Engineering (Organization)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is generally open for research. A portion of the collection is unprocessed, and requires approval from Special Collections & Archives staff to use.
Publication Rights
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.
Extent
30.33 Linear Feet (76 boxes)
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.
Collection Arrangement
The collection consists of 57 series, arranged alphabetically by county and, within county, by municipality.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 2007.
Collection Number
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.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering records
- Status
- Legacy
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Water Resources Collections & Archives Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside CA 92517-5900 United States
specialcollections@ucr.edu