Series 21003
State Planning Board Water resources correspondence, 1936-1940.
0.20 cubic foot and 1 microfilm reel
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
Scope and Content
These records are the correspondence for the State Planning Board's water resources committee members. Included are letters from the National Resources Board, memoranda explaining committee decisions, calls to meetings, and letters of public interest. The main subjects are the Bear River, Bonneville Basin, Colorado River Basin, Salt Lake municipal Uintah Basin, water works, and water storage.
The State Planning Board actively cooperated with federal, state, and local agencies for the development and conservation of water resources. Early in the development of state planning, these agencies began their studies by gathering data on a wide range of water resources subjects.
Arrangement
Alphabetically by subject, thereunder chronological by date.
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Use Restrictions
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
This series was processed by M. Call in November 1998 and updated in August 2004 by G. Strack after having been filmed.
Related Material
Water resources drainage basin reports from the State Planning Board, Series 20999, This series contains further studies of the Colorado River and Great Basin water conservation projects.
Water resources minutes from the State Planning Board, Series 21000, This series has the minutes with document basin committee meetings.
Container List
| Reel | Box | Folder | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Bear River; 1936 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Bonneville Basin; 1939-1940 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Colorado River Basin; 1934-1940 |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Salt Lake municipal water works; 1934 |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Uintah Basin; 1937-1938 |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Water Storage; 1936-1940 |