AGENCY: Department of Environmental Quality. Division of Water Quality

SERIES: 81509
TITLE: Municipal wastewater systems files
DATES: 1955-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name

DESCRIPTION: These records contain information on wastewater treatment and disposal systems. Information includes operating permits, activity reports, water chemical analysis reports, photographs, and correspondence. Also included are the name of the wastewater system, the type of industry or activity, a description of the septic system and water supply, and a record of the division's activity in approving the system. This series does not include engineering plans and specification, as those are covered in series 81512: Engineering plans and specifications.

RETENTION

Retain for 5 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 06/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until end of the life of the wastewater system and then destroy.

Paper copy: Retain in Office for 5 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

The record of the approval of the wastewater system and information about the system itself should be kept as long as the system is active as the information is needed for inspection and for reference in later system modifications. The activity reports and water analysis reports should be kept for five years as this is the period in which enforcement action may be taken. These should mostly be old records as monitoring information is now done through the NPDES files. All routine correspondence should be weeded out annually for administrative efficiency.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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