http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf529004mx Online items available California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering records Finding aid prepared by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff. Special Collections & University Archives The UCR Library P.O. Box 5900 University of California Riverside, California 92517-5900 Phone: 951-827-3233 Fax: 951-827-4673 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives © 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. California Bureau of Sanitary WRCA 095 1 Engineering records Descriptive Summary Title: California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering records Date (inclusive): 1901-1966 Collection Number: WRCA 095 Creator: California. Bureau of Sanitary Engineering Extent: 30.33 linear feet(76 boxes) Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department. Riverside, CA 92517-5900 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. 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. Preferred Citation [identification of item], [date if possible]. California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering records (WRCA 095). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside. 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. 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. Collection Arrangement The collection consists of 57 series, arranged alphabetically by county and, within county, by municipality. Related Collections California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering records II (WRCA 148) Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Groundwater -- California -- Quality Ocean outfalls -- California Sanitary engineering Sewage disposal plants -- California California Bureau of Sanitary WRCA 095 2 Engineering records Sewerage -- California Water -- Pollution -- California Water Quality -- California Water quality management -- California Genres and Forms of Materials Correspondence Photographs Reports Series 1. California, General 1961 Box 1, Item 0.1 Report on survey of operator protection at community sewage disposal works July 1961 Box 1, Item 0.2 Report on survey of public health implications concerning milk and meat producing livestock with relation to sewage disposal practices July 1961 Box 1, Item 0.3 Report on backflow protection at sewage treatment plants and sewage system pumping stations August 1961 Box 1, Item 0.4 Report on survey of irrigation practices of sewage effluent in Region I August 1961 Box 1, Item 0.5 Report on survey of relationship of sewage discharges to sources of water supply September 1961 Series 2. Alameda County 1911-1963 Sub-Series 2.1. Countywide 1916-1963 Box 1, Item 1.1 Application of Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst for sewage disposal permit 1916 Box 1, Item 1.2 Status of sewage disposal in Alameda County as of January 1, 1963 Box 1, Item 1.3 Investigation of minimum dissolved oxygen over mud flats not affected by waste discharge 1954 Box 1, Item 1.4 Report on proposed drainage wells, Owens Tract 1950 Box 1, Item 1.5 Report on proposed drainage wells Shinn Subdivision, Niles, California 1950 Box 1, Item 1.6 Report on sewerage of Alvarado 1935 Box 1, Item 2.1 Miscellaneous laboratory analyses, resolutions, Alameda County correspondence 1935-1954 Sub-Series 2.2. Alameda (City) 1952-1955 Box 1, Item 3.1 Results of coliform testing, San Leandro Bay, Summary results of analysis from Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; resolutions on Alameda City sewage; dissolved oxygen study Oakland Inner Harbor; report on City of Alameda beach sites by Gerson Chanin, coliform group tests on Bay waters and summary on beaches 1952, 1955 Sub-Series 2.3. Albany undated Box 1, Item 4.1 North Outfall specs, map, plan and profile, engineer's report; City of Albany sewage map Sub-Series 2.4. Berkeley 1912-1947 Box 1, Item 5.1 General correspondence; existing sewerage questionnaire, map showing combined and storm sewers with original creek drainage; plan showing location of proposed sewage separation mains 1912; 1947 California Bureau of Sanitary WRCA 095 3 Engineering records Series 2. Alameda County 1911-1963 Sub-Series 2.5. Castro Valley 1953 Sub-Series 2.5. Castro Valley 1953 Box 2, Item 6.1 Sewer rental charges 1953? Sub-Series 2.6. East Bay Regional Parks 1951-1954 Box 2, Item 7.1 Sewage and laboratory analyses 1951-1954? Sub-Series 2.7. East Bay Municipal Utility District 1946-1954 Box 2, Item 8.1 General correspondence; sewage maps, results of bacteriological studies; resolutions on general bay area sewage; magazine articles regarding East Bay cities 1952-1954 Box 2, Item 8.2 Brief records of studies relating to loads on sludge tanks 1949 Box 2, Item 8.3 East Bay sewage disposal system Box 2, Item 8.4 Rainwater runoff in sanitary sewers 1954 Box 2, Item 8.5 Report for year ending June 30, 1954 Box 2, Item 8.6 Application for permit from the East Bay Municipal Utility District special district no. 1 1946 Sub-Series 2.8. East Bay 1924 Box 2, Item 9.1 Notes on a water supply for the East Bay cities 1924 Sub-Series 2.9. Emeryville 1922 Box 2, Item 10.1 Application to the California State Board of Health, map of Emeryville Box 2, Item 10.2 Stockyards at Emeryville 1922 Sub-Series 2.10. Hayward 1946-1953 Box 2, Item 11.1 General correspondence; letters from the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; proposals for special projects; several project maps Box 2, Item 11.2 Proposal for municipal sewage collection and treatment system 1952 Box 2, Item 11.3 Proposed 1946 sewerage improvements for the city of Hayward 1946 Box 2, Item 11.4 Hayward sanitary survey 1950 Box 2, Item 11.5 Hayward Highlands sanitary survey 1953 Sub-Series 2.11. Hidden Valley Ranch 1954 Box 2, Item 11.6 Hidden Valley Ranch sanitary survey 1954 Sub-Series 2.12. Irvington 1913-1916 Box 2, Item 12.1 Correspondence concerning the public water supply of Irvington 1913-1916 Sub-Series 2.13. Livermore 1917-1925 Box 3, Item 13.1 General correspondence; laboratory results; resolutions for the city of Livermore; some photographs of the sewage area plan Box 3, Item 13.2 Application of Alameda for a permit to construct a sewer system and disposal works 1917 Box 3, Item 13.3 Application of the town of Livermore for sewage disposal permit 1918 California Bureau of Sanitary WRCA 095 4 Engineering records Series 2. Alameda County 1911-1963 Sub-Series 2.13. Livermore 1917-1925 Box 3, Item 13.4 Application of the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County for permit to construct sewer systems and disposal works 1917 Box 3, Item 13.5 Application of the town of Livermore to construct and use an Imhoff tank and filter beds 1925 Box 3, Item 13.6 Application of the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County for permit to construct sewage disposal works and dispose of sewage of Del Valle farm 1923 Box 3, Item 13.7 Application to the California State Board of Health from the Board of Trustees 1925 Sub-Series 2.14. Livermore, Veterans Administration undated Box 3, Item 14.1 Laboratory results from the Regional Water Pollution Control Board and a photograph of the Veteran's Administration Hospital site Sub-Series 2.15. Oro Loma Sanitary District 1941 Box 3, Item 15.1 Oro loma and Castro Valley map showing main trunk sewers; application to the Board of Public Health; Castro Valley and Oro Loma agreement, flow diagram showing sewage treatment works; analysis from the Department of Public Health 1941 Sub-Series 2.16. Oro Loma 1941-1947 Box 3, Item 16.1 Application from Oro Loma Sanitary District for permit to construct and operate a sewage treatment works, to be located on the shore of San Francisco Bay 1947 Box 3, Item 16.2 Application of the Oro Loma Sanitary District for permit to construct and use a separate sludge digestion plant to be located on on the extension of Bockman Road on the shores of San Francisco March 27, 1941 Sub-Series 2.17. Piedmont 1911-1950 Box 3, Item 17.1 Grand avenue gauging station diagram; diagrams of the Piedmont sewer flow at stations A and B, letters in regards to the Chapter 20 funds; existing sewerage questionnaire 1949-1950; 1911 Sub-Series 2.18.