AGENCY: Salt Lake City (Utah). Water Supply and Waterworks

SERIES: 8875
TITLE: Water treatment plant operational report
DATES: 1953-2015.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: These are copies of reports submitted monthly to the State Department of Health. They are used to monitor compliance with water quality standards and to verify standards have been met. They include daily and total monthly amounts, minimum, maximum, and averages for the following: filter operation information such as total amount of water used; hours of operation; filter rate in gallons per minute; length of filter run; filter head loss; minutes of backwash; lists amounts and kinds of chemicals used; results of chemical or physical tests chlorine residual; turbidity; water temperature; pH, odor, color, hardness, alkalinity; daily remarks; shows month and year; population served; location of plant;ownership; and includes signature submitting report.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 03/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 5 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

The Clean Water Act requires that the State of Utah monitor water quality without setting a specific retention period for the records (40 CFR 130.4). The agency's copy has been scheduled for 5 years following the federal guidelines under the National Discharge Elimination System Act. The state's original copy has been scheduled for a retention of 10 years (4/86).