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

SERIES: 8862
TITLE: Irrigation ditch company flow files
DATES: 1965-2015.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: These are forms reporting the daily water amounts delivered to various irrigation companies with whom the city has exchange agreements. The daily amounts are totalled monthly and annually. They are used for litigation purposes and to verify amounts delivered. Reports are used to verify whether agreements were followed correctly if not, water can revert back to the irrigation companies. These forms include name of company, date, amount of water delivered, and amount required.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 03/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

APPRAISAL

This retention is based upon the administrative need of the bureau. It was explained that some irrigation companies are anxious to break agreements with Salt Lake City to sell water for higher rates to other municipalities. These reports are essential to guarantee city's water supply by documenting provisions of agreements were met. They are microfilmed only for security reasons.

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