New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Water Permits Application Files Pertaining to Public Water…

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series documents the regulation of public water supply systems that are owned and operated by municipalities, as well as private companies, organizations and individuals. The series include water supply application files and maps. The application files reflect the process of applying for and receiving permits for proposed public water supply systems. The application maps contains maps, blueprints, profiles and drawings depicting the location of main water lines, reservoirs, aqueducts, water basins, dams, tunnels and related water works structures.
Title
Application files pertaining to public water supply systems
Quantity
4.5 cubic feet; 369 microfilm rolls
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
20653
Creator

Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Arrangement

Organized into two subseries: 1. Water supply application files (279 reels). 2. Water supply application maps (90 reels). Arranged by project number and/or alphabetically by permittee.

Administrative History

The Laws of 1905 (Chapter 723) established the Water Supply Commission to administer a systematic plan for maintaining water supplies for New York State's municipalities. The act also stipulated that "no municipal corporation or other civil division of the state" shall "acquire, take or condemn lands for any new or additional sources of water supply, until it has first submitted the maps and profiles thereof" to the Water Supply Commission for approval. The duties and functions of the Water Supply Commission were assumed by numerous successor agencies, and were ultimately assigned to the Department of Environmental Conservation's Division of Water in 1970.

Scope and Content Note

This series documents the State's actions to regulate public water supply systems that are owned and operated by municipalities, as well as private companies, organizations and individuals. The series has been divided into two subseries: water supply application files and water supply application maps. The water supply application files document the process of applying for and receiving permits for proposed public water supply systems. The water supply application maps contains maps, blueprints, profiles and drawings depicting the location of main water lines, reservoirs, aqueducts, water basins, dams, tunnels and related water works structures such as pumping stations, gatehouses and water towers.

Alternate Formats Available

Duplicate use copies of the microfilm in this series are only available through the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Microfilm: 279 reels; 16 mm 90 reels; 35 mm.

16827Series 16827, New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation Minutes of Division of Water Predecessor Agencies

16828Series 16828, New York State Water Supply Commission Survey Questionnaires, 1905-1906

Other Finding Aids

Reel list.

Administrative Information

Location of Originals

Only original camera master negatives of this accretion are held by the State Archives at the Records Center. No reproduction copies are available for research use.

Processing Information

This collection's description was enhanced as a part of the New York State Archives Environmental History Virtual Research Collection Project, 2004. The National Endowment for the Humanities provided funding for this project.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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