8200-00. Water Department

Reports for the Department of Lighting and Water are included in this series until 1910. Early reports include statistics on pumping stations and reservoirs. Beginning in 1922, reports include maps, photographs, and an index to exhibits. From 1930 to 1959 reports are published every year. Beginning in 1972, statistical information is published separately.

Fire insurance maps of Seattle. Volumes 1-2 were drawn in 1893 and are corrected to 1903; volumes 3-4 were drawn in 1905 and corrected to 1915.

Meter reading log books arranged by meter number noting name or address, date, and meter reading. Four volumes cover four years: 1889, 1900, 1906 and 1907. The 1889, 1900 and 1906 volumes provide the name or building name and often the address as well, along with the meter number. The 1907 volume gives only the address with the meter number and appears to be for District 2.

Correspondence of the assistant City Engineer relating to improvements, construction, and extension of the Seattle water supply system.

Estimates of costs for replacing pipe, construction of reservoirs, system repairs, and building aqueducts. Includes calculations, specifications, and drawings.

Information requests, contracts for supplies, orders for supplies, notices of appointment, and general correspondence relating to the City's water system.

Records related to operations of the Seattle Water Department.

Negative collection contains images relating to the condemnation of land in the Cedar River Watershed for pipeline right-of-ways and creation of a reservoir. Condemnation proceedings were carried out by the City of Seattle to rid the watershed of inhabitants and protect water quality.

Over 300 maps dating from the 1890s to the 1970s depicting land acquisition of property in the City's Cedar River Watershed and pipelines.

Aerial photographs of Seattle Watershed and Pipeline.

Name, address and remarks of visitors to the Tolt River Water Treatment facility.

Records concerning a proposed oil pipeline.

Newspaper clippings concerning the proposed introduction of fluoride into the Seattle water system.

Contents of a scrapbook documenting efforts by the Seattle Water Department to monitor and improve water quality.

Records of an office that promoted water conservation.

A register tracking invoices from the Seattle Water Department from 1924 through 1928.

Videotape and film recordings created by the Seattle Water Department to document projects and provide information to the public. Recordings include raw footage, narrative documentaries, training videos, and public service annoucements.

Annual financial and narrative report of department activities. Includes 1891, 1894-1968, 1975-1976, and 1978-1985.

Records documenting the administration, activities and projects of the Seattle Water Department.

Correspondence to L.B. Youngs regarding Seattle water system. Includes complaints, requests for service, invoices, and general correspondence.

Two alphabetical indexes to Superintendent's Correspondence letterpress books for years 1919-1923 and 1923-1948.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and agreements relating to Seattle Water Department activities and projects.

Correspondence and notices of personnel actions to and from the Civil Service Department.

Departmental policies and procedures for response to emergencies affecting the City and the water system. Outlines general plan and specific responses to earthquakes, contamination, chemical spills, power failures, communication failures, civil and employee disturbances, landslides, floods, and nuclear disaster.

Agreements between SWD and government and corporate entities relating to cooperative resource use, protection and miantenance in the watershed. Agreements cover logging, fire protection, and road maintenance, among other topics. Files include signed agreements, correspondence, memoranda, and meeting minutes and notes.

Contracts, support documents, and correspondence between the Water Department and federal government. Includes agreements relating to geodetic surveys, military use of the Seattle Waterfront, federal use of department lands, and extension of water services to government installations.

Public documents and research notes that were gathered in the process of writing a history of the Seattle Water Department.

Brief abstracts of ordinances relating to Water and Lighting Departments. Includes ordinance number, date and summary. Covers ordinances 487 to 22011.

Newspaper and magazine clippings covering all aspects of Water Department activities. Arranged chronologically.

This collection includes 15 years of Water Department images including water supply facilities, pipelines, maintenance, natural resource areas, and employees. Includes both scanned and unscanned slides.Unscanned slides date primarily from the 1970s.

Newsletters and brochures published by the Water Department.

Reports and writings regarding Seattle's Water Department.

First ledger of City water system following the purchase of Spring Hill Water Company and creation of water fund. Includes tap number, street, house number, occupancy type, owner, payer, property and characteristics of property, monthly rate, and payments by month. This is essentially a register of taps, similar to Record Series 8202-01. Ledger cover reads "Water Ledger of the Spring Hill Water Company for 18 ."

Departmental payroll and general expenses. Payroll includes name, job title, pay rate, and amount paid. General expense categories include salaries, supplies, type of service, horses, and materials.

Ledger of supplies for Cedar River Watershed cook and bunkhouses. Includes type and amount of supplies, cost, date, and supplier.

Requisition ledger for blacksmith shop supplies. Arranged alphabetically by item requisitioned . Includes item, date, requisition number, amount, and supplier.

Debit and credit balance sheet showing payments for services, supplies, equipment, and facility construction and maintenance. Includes date, amount paid, and purpose. Arranged chronologically by fund and/or type of service. One volume dates from 1889 to 1892 and the other from 1911 to 1917.

Record of water tap locations arranged alphabetically by street name. Includes house numbers (old and new); owner; type of occupancy; assessment based on size, occupants, water facilities, and livestock; and tap number and location.

Photographs of Water Department Projects such as work on Cedar River and Mercer Island pipelines, specific streets, reservoirs, damage from cracks or floods and other projects. Photographs are a mixture of black and white and color, and include polaroids; all are water damaged. Related records and scans of images are at the SPU vault.

Audio recordings of annual meetings for Cedar River Watershed Agreement participants and Fire Protection meetings.

Records relating to the regulated harvest of timber in the Cedar River Watershed and South Fork Tolt Watershed.