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

SERIES: 8902
TITLE: Snow survey data files
DATES: 1922-2015.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: These files consists of surveyor's field notes with results of monthly snow surveys and water content data plotted on graphs. Visits are made to all snow courses (designated areas established for many years by the federal government to record amounts of snowfall) either monthly or semi-monthly from December through July. They are used with data from previous years to make future predictions. These files include water content, snow depth, density, and percentage of normal.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 03/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

This retention is based on the administrative needs expressed by the bureau to provide as much data as possible to predict necessary water needs.