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.