Massachusetts. Division of Water Supply

State oversight of public drinking water supplies and systems has been exercised successively by the following agencies: State Board of Health (1869-1879), State Board of Health, Lunacy, and Charity (1879-1886), and State Board of Health (1886-1914); also State Dept. of Health (1914-1919) and Dept. of Public Health (1919-1975), specifically from 1914 under the Division of Sanitary Engineering, renamed Division of Environmental Health in 1969 (including its Bureau of Water Supply and Water Quality). As of 1975 the division's functions were transferred to the Dept. of Environmental Quality Engineering (renamed Dept. of Environmental Protection in 1989), where that relating to water supply was assigned to the Division of Water Supply within the Bureau of Resource Protection.

From the description of Consulting engineers' reports, 1886-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77732979

From the description of Water consumption annual statistical reports, 1903-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83017226

From the description of Cross connection subject files, 1968-[ongoing] (bulk 1980-[ongoing]). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79843210

From the description of Technical assistance reports, 1886-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81865251

From the description of Director's administration subject files, 1966-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80616228

From the description of Index to reports and letters of approval, 1880-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78403254

From the description of Operating subject files, 1973-[ongoing] (bulk 1979-1985). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77865701

From the description of Compliance files, 1935-[ongoing] (bulk 1960-1976). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 180703214

From the description of Bacterial analysis forms, <1964-1975>. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81473982

From the description of Water supply sanitary surveys, 1914-[ongoing] (bulk 1916-1930). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79894708

From the description of Cross connection enforcement case files, <1971>-[ongoing] (bulk <1978>-[ongoing]). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81566974

From the description of Cross connection permits, <1972>-[ongoing] (bulk <1981>-[ongoing]). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83565096

From the description of Chemical analysis forms, 1940-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81568851

From the description of Snow and ice removal reports, <1973-1983>. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84584355

From the description of Metropolitan system water consumption reports, 1933-[ongoing], (bulk 1980-1988). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78080276

From the description of Technical assistance directives, 1887-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 180703222

From the description of Fluoridation reports, <1974>-[ongoing] (bulk <1985>-[ongoing]). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84275725

State oversight of public drinking water supplies and systems has been exercised successively by the following agencies: State Board of Health (1869-1914); State Department of Health, Lunacy and Charity (1879-1886);State Board of Health (1886-1914); State Department of Health (1914-1919); Department of Public Health (1919-1974), specifically its Division of Sanitary Engineering (1945-1950), and then its Bureau of Environmental Sanitation. The bureau was transferred to the Department of Quality Engineering in 1974 (renamed Department of Environmental Protection in 1989). Departmental reorganization has since assigned the water supply function to the Division of Water Supply within the Bureau of Resources Protection.

From the description of Regional offices cross connection enforcement case files. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122412377

From the description of Regional office bacterial analysis forms. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122556578

From the description of Regional office remediation and enforcement case files. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122643395

From the description of Regional office chemical analysis forms. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122590995

From the description of Regional office water analysis case files. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122520741

St 1974, c 806, which established the Dept. of Environmental Quality Engineering within the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs as of July 1975, transferred to it the Bureau of Environmental Sanitation (actually known at that point as the Division of Environmental Health) from the Dept. of Public Health, including its powers and duties relating to water supply and water quality. Since then the department (renamed the Dept. of Environmental Protection in 1989) has been reorganized to assign these functions to the Division of Water Supply within the Bureau of Resource Protection.

The division develops and administers programs for protecting public drinking water supplies and systems, oversees maintaining programs to detect contaminants and pollutants in ground and surface water, and enforces state and federal regulations and guidelines for public drinking water. It provides technical assistance and educational programs to municipalities on long-term water planning and oversees protective programs for public and private wells that contribute to public water supplies. The division's functions are currently described in MGLA c 40 and c 111.

NAME AUTHORITY NOTE. Series relating to the agency described above can be found by searching the following access point for the time period stated: 1977?-present--Massachusetts. Division of Water Supply.

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429589