MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Minnesota State Archives POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY Water Quality Division An Inventory of Its Water Quality Reports OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS Agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Division of Water Quality. Series Title: Water quality reports, Dates: 1927-1983. Abstract: Reports of stream pollution investigations, sewage field investigations, and studies of the quality of river water. Quantity: 7.5 cu. ft. (8 boxes) Location: See Volume/Folder List for box locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS Typed, near-print, and printed reports of stream pollution investigations, sewage field investigations, and studies of the quality of river water, prepared by the Environmental Sanitation Division and the Water Pollution Control Section of the Minnesota Department of Health until about mid-1967, and thereafter by the Water Quality Division of the Pollution Control Agency. Many of the reports contain photographs documenting the studies. Also included are a report on sewage problems in Albany Village (1956) and at the American Crystal Sugar Company refinery in Moorhead, Minnesota (1951). ORGANIZATION OF THE RECORDS These records are organized into the following sections: Stream Pollution Investigation Reports, 1927-1948. Volumes A-C. Stream Pollution Memoranda, 1930-1960. Volume D. Sewage Field Investigation Reports, 1945-1979. Volumes 1-37, plus some unbound reports. River Survey Investigations, 1929-1949, 1979-1983. Volumes 39-48. pca004.inv POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. Water Quality Division. Water Quality Reports, p. 2 ARRANGEMENT OF THE RECORDS The reports are contained in lettered or numbered binders and are numbered within each binder. They follow a general chronological progression within each of the sections listed above. In later volumes, some of the reports appear to be missing. RELATED MATERIALS Related materials: Health Department. Water supply reports (cataloged separately); Health Department. Publications (cataloged separately). OTHER FINDING AIDS The original of the "Index" [list of reports], prepared by the agency, is in box 1. INDEX TERMS This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. Topics: Appraised. Investigating. Lakes--Minnesota. Monitoring. Rivers--Minnesota. Sewage--Environmental aspects--Minnesota. Water quality--Minnesota. Water--Pollution--Minnesota. Places: Albany (Minn.) Rainy River (Minnesota and Ont.)--Pollution. Organizations: American Crystal Sugar Company. Minnesota. Dept. of Health. Minnesota. Division of Environmental Sanitation. Minnesota. Section of Water Pollution Control. Types of Documents: Photographs. pca004.inv POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. Water Quality Division. Water Quality Reports, p. 3 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation: [Indicate the cited volume number or folder title, report number and title, and page here]. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Water Quality Division. Water quality reports. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives. See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples. Accession Information: Accession number(s): 978-87; 986-111 Processing Information: Appraisal statement: Most of these reports were microfilmed by the agency. The originals were transferred to State Archives due to poor legibility of many original pages, the presence of photographs, and subsequent interfilings or replacements with better-quality copies. Primary value to both agency and other users is informational, providing data on water quality for future consultation or comparison. Retention and disposition: Retained in agency until microfilmed. Microfilm copy retained permanently in agency (#84-436, items 26, 27) PALS ID No.: 0800007960 RLIN ID No.: MNHV86-A389 pca004.inv POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. Water Quality Division. Water Quality Reports, p. 4 VOLUME/FOLDER LIST Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below. Location Box 127.E.14.7B 1 List of Reports. [the original from which the List of Reports below was typed] Stream Pollution Investigation Reports , 1927-1948. 3 volumes. Volume A, 1927-1934 Volume B, 1935-1942 Volume C, 1943-1948 Stream Pollution Memoranda , 1930-1960. 1 volume. Volume D, 1930-1960 Sewage Field Investigation Reports , 1945-1979. 39 volumes. Volume 1, 1945-1946 Volume 2, 1947 Volume 3, 1948 Volume 4, 1949 Location Box 127.E.14.8F 2 Volume 5, 1950 Volume 6, 1951 Volume 7, 1952 Report on Preliminary Survey of Pollution of Rainy River, Aug. 18- 25, 1952 (1952, report #8). Volume 8, 1953 Volume 9, 1954 Report on Rainy River Improvement Program of Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company, [1945]. 1 folder. Apparently a supplement to 1954 Report #14A (found with a duplicate of that report). Incomplete (pp. 1-32 only). Volume 10, 1955 Volume 11, 1956-1957 pca004.inv POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. Water Quality Division. Water Quality Reports, p. 5 Location Box 127.E.14.9B 3 Volume 11A, 1951, 1956. 2 folders. Reports on sewage problems in Albany village (1956) and at the American Crystal Sugar Refinery in Moorhead (1951). Volume 12, 1958 Volume 13, 1959 Volume 14, 1960 Volume 15A, 1961 Volume 15B, 1961 Volume 16, 1962 Waste disposal, Northwestern Refining Company, New Brighton Village, July 24-26, 1962 (missing from bound set). 1 folder. Volume 17, 1963 Location Box 127.E.14.10F 4 Volume 18, 1964 Volume 19, 1964 Volume 20, 1965-1966 Volume 21, 1963-1968 (1 volume and 2 folders) Volume 22, 1969 Volume 23, 1968-1969 Volume 24, 1968-1969 Location Box 127.E.15.1B 5 Volume 25, 1969 Volume 26, 1969-1970 Volume 27, 1969 Volume 28, 1970-1971 Volume 29, 1971 Volume 30, 1972 Volume 31, 1973 Volume 32, 1974 Location Box 127.E.15.2F 6 Volume 33, 1975 Volume 34, 1976 Volume 35, 1976-1977 Volume 36, 1977 Volume 37, 1978-1979 pca004.inv POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. Water Quality Division. Water Quality Reports, p. 6 Location Box River Survey Investigations , 1929-1949, 1979-1983. 10 volumes. [Volume 38 - this volume contained duplicates of material filed in volume 39 and was discarded] 127.E.15.2F 6 Volume 39, 1929-1937 Volume 40, 1940-1941, 1948-1949 127.E.15.3B 7 Volume 41, 1949, 1979 Volume 42, 1979 Volume 43, 1979 Volume 44, 1974-1982 Volume 45, 1981 Volume 46, 1978-1982 127.E.15.4F 8 Volume 47, 1977-1982 Volume 48, 1977-1983 [partial box] pca004.inv POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. Water Quality Division. Water Quality Reports, p. 7 LIST OF REPORTS Note to Researchers: To request materials, please refer to the volume/folder list above to obtain the box number and location for the desired volume. Vol. Report # A 1 Investigation of effect upon fish and other aquatic animal life of the discharge of creamery waste into Lake Elmo [Washington County], August 8-12, 1927. Key words: ciscoes, fish kill. A 2 Investigation of condition of lakes and water course [North St. Paul, Ramsey County], August 25, 1927. Key words: Kohlman Lake, Gervais Lake, Lake Phalen, phytoplankton, macrophytes, water chemistry. A 3 Investigation of pollution of Chisholm Creek (biological) [St. Louis County], September 27-28, 1927. Key words: dissolved oxygen, periphyton, macroinvertebrates. A 4 Investigation of Detroit Lake, Detroit to Muskrat Lake Canal, Muskrat Lake, Lake Sallie and Monson Lake (biological) [Becker County], October 18-25, 1927. Key words: macroinvertebrates, algae, water chemistry. A 5 Investigation of Lake Agnes [Alexandria, Douglas County], January 13, 1928. Key words: algae, zooplankton. A 6 Investigation of Lake Sakatah [Waterville, Le Sueur County], January 19-20, 1928. Key words: winter kill, rough fish, algae, zooplankton, water chemistry. A 7 Investigation of pollution of the Des Moines River [Jackson County], March 29-30, 1928. Key words: water chemistry. A 8 Investigation of Hill Lake [Hill City, Aitkin County], June 25, 1928. Key words: silviculture, sewage. A 9 Investigation of sample of water [McCarron Lake, Ramsey County], June 30, 1928. Key words: algae. pca004.inv POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. Water Quality Division. Water Quality Reports, p. 8 Vol. Report # A 10 Investigation of pollution of Foot and Willmar Lakes [Kandiyohi County], May 14-16, 1928. Key words: sewage, water chemistry, water level. A 11 Investigation of appearance of chironomids [Frontenac, Goodhue County], May 21, 1928. Key words: midges. A 12 Investigation of Lake Sakatah [Waterville, Le Sueur County], March 24, 1928. Key words: winter kill, algae, zooplankton, water chemistry. A 13 Investigation of Pokegama Lake [Pine City, Pine County], April 3-4, 1928. Key words: algae, zooplankton, water chemistry. A 14 Investigation of Orchard Lake [Dakota County], June 27, 1928. Key words: macrophytes, harvesting, dissolved oxygen. A 15 Investigation of diseased fish [Stillwater, St. Croix River, Washington County], June 27, 1928]. Key words: commercial fishing, injury in seining. A 16 Investigation of diseased bass [Grand Rapids, Itasca County], July 30, 1928. Key words: parasite infestation. A 17 Investigation of June Lake [Ironton, Crow Wing County], August 2, 1928. Key words: mining runoff, filling. A 18 Investigation of Rainy River (preparatory pollution survey) [Baudette, Lake of the Woods County], August 14, 1928. Key words: pulp and paper industry, spawning grounds. A 19 Investigation of Pokegama Lake [Pine City, Pine County], November 27, 1928. Key words: winter kill, algae, zooplankton, water chemistry. A 20 Investigation of Lake Sakatah, Lake Tetonka, Mud Lake,