gr00275.xml Metropolitan Waste Control Commission: Minneapolis-Saint Paul Sanitary District An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies and Shelby Edwards, April 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minneapolis-Saint Paul Sanitary District. Records. 1928-1972. Materials in English. Records of this sanitary district designed to promote the public health and welfare of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area through an adequate and efficient system of treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes. Includes annual and biennial reports (1933-1968), minutes (1964-1970), financial documents (1938-1970), subject files (1957-1972), project reports and studies (1934-1970), cost data of large sewers (1928-1934), contract plans for St. Paul intercepting sewers and appurtenances (1934-1937), and sewer construction photographs (1934-1938). 6.4 cu. ft. (6 boxes, 2 partial boxes, and 1 oversize folder). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The district's financial records include financial statements (1938-1969), budgets (1938-1970), and audit reports (1961-1970) while its subject files contain correspondence, contracts, and related materials documenting sewer interconnections between Minneapolis, St. Paul, and numerous suburban cities; a sampling apparatus patent; sewer rental charges; legal and engineering contracts and bonds; Finance and Commerce advertisements; and relations with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. There are also an architectural drawing and topographic/property ownership map relating to the Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant.

The technical and project reports and engineering studies relate mainly to pollution problems on the Mississippi River, aeration at the Hastings (Minnesota) dam, comprehensive sewage works plans and planning, expansion of the metropolitan area sewer system and sewage treatment facilities, and the apportionment and financing of sewage works costs. Many were carried out by or in cooperation with the University of Minnesota, professional engineer George J. Schroepfer, or St. Paul consulting engineers Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson and Associates (TKDA). Also included are a set of Mississippi River analytical data (1936-1948, 1951).

The cost data of large sewers includes cost estimates for construction, data collected from other large sewer construction projects, and lists and graphs of cost estimations for materials, construction, excavation, labor and equipment. The contract plans for St. Paul intercepting sewers and appurtenances contain location map and legend, plan and profile drawings, detailed illustrations of sewer sections, equipment diagrams, architectural sketches, and hydro-geological maps of grading and drainage, while the sewer construction photographs also depict jobs primarily in St. Paul. Each of these is organized by using contract and job number, with the cost data and contract plans each corresponding to sets in the photographs.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Combined sewers -- Design and construction -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area -- Photographs. Factory and trade waste -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Municipal powers and services beyond corporate limits -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Rivers -- Aeration -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Sanitary districts -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Sewage disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Sewage disposal -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area -- Costs. Sewage disposal plants -- Design and construction -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Sewage -- Sampling -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Sewerage -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Water quality management -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Water -- Pollution -- Mississippi River. Persons: Schroepfer, George J. (George John), 1906-1984. Organizations: Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (Minn.) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson, and Associates. University of Minnesota. Places: Lock and Dam No. 3 (Mississippi River). Mississippi River -- Environmental aspects. Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minn.) -- Maps. Document Types: Topographic maps. Architectural drawings. Cadastral maps. Photographs -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Titles: Finance and commerce (Minneapolis, Minn.). ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minneapolis-Saint Paul Sanitary District. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 980-28; 983-48; 993-102; 998-103; 2000-75; 2006-64; 2007-24

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001737908

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 103.C.11.7B Annual and biennial reports: 1933.

Metropolitan Drainage Commission, January 1-November 6; Minneapolis-St. Paul Sanitary District, November 1-December 31.

 1934-1935. 1936-1945. 1 volume. 1936-1965. 30 volumes. 1966-1968.

Draft reports.

 1968: Thirty Years of Progress. Minutes: January-June 1964. 2 folders. September 1967. 103.C.11.3B January 12-July 29, 1970. 118.H.15.5B Financial records: Financial statements, 1938-1969. 7 folders. Operation and maintenance budgets, 1938-1941. Construction budget, 1939. Budget reports and supplemental budget reports: 1941-1963. 9 folders. 1964-1971. 2 folders. Audit Reports of the Public Examiner, 1961-1970. 2 folders. 126.I.4.1 Subject files: Architectural drawings, undated and circa 1961. 2 items in folder.

Includes an undated drawing of the Administration Building, Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, and a blueline map showing topography and property ownership in the vicinity of the Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, circa 1961.

 118.H.15.6F Attorneys, 1961-1970. Bonds correspondence, 1960-1970. Contract, Pioneer Service & Engineering Company, June 1966. Contract, Buckbee Mears Company, October 1967.

For purchase of waste ferric chloride.

 Finance and Commerce correspondence, 1967-1970. Interconnection of sewers: Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center, November 1966. Minneapolis and Crystal, 1966. Minneapolis and Golden Valley, Lauderdale, New Hope, Richfield, and Bloomington, 1966. Minneapolis and Fridley, St. Anthony, August 1968. Minneapolis and other cities, 1966-1968. St. Paul and Falcon Heights, April 1968. St. Paul and Little Canada, April 1968. St. Paul and North St. Paul, April 1968. St. Paul and Roseville, April 1968. Larson Property Purchase, 1962-1967. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency correspondence, 1967-1972. 3 folders. Miscellaneous, undated and 1957-1962. Sampling Apparatus Patent, Karl Biebighauser, August 23, 1966. Sewer rental charges, 1960-1967. Sewer rentals, outside areas, 1960-1970.

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 116.E.1.1B Project reports and studies: Preliminary Report of the Engineering Board, October 22, 1934. Aeration at the Hastings Dam and its Relation to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Sewage Disposal Problem, December 1934. Intercepting Sewers and Sewage Treatment Plant, circa 1938, circa 1948. 2 items in 1 folder. 116.E.1.6F Mississippi River Analytical Data, 1936-1948, 1951. 14 folders.

Includes tables summarizing physical, chemical, bio-chemical, and bacteriological analyses.

 116.E.1.1B Compilation of Laws Affecting Minneapolis-St. Paul Sanitary District, 1953. Pollution and Recovery Characteristics of the Mississippi River for the Period 1926-1955: University of Minnesota: Report No. 110 S, Volume I, Part 1, January 1, 1958. Present Practice in the Apportionment, Allocation, and Distribution of Sewage Works Costs in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area: Part 1, December 1958. Program of Research and Investigation Quarterly Progress Reports: Commission No. 3796, 12th Quarterly Report, July 1, 1959. Program of Research and Investigation Quarterly Progress Reports: Commission No. 3796, 13th Quarterly Report, October 1, 1959. Present Practice in the Apportionment, Allocation, and Distribution of Sewage Works Costs in Metropolitan Areas of the United States: Volume II, Part 2, December 1959. Report on the Expansion of Sewage Works in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area: Volume 3, September 1960. Analysis of the Effect of Various Methods of Cost Apportionment and Allocation on the Division of Costs of Sewage Works Expansion in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, Summary and Volume II, Part 3, November 1960. 2 volumes. Investigation of Pollution and Recovery Characteristics of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, Project A-3 of the Research Program, River Capacity Investigations, University of Minnesota: Report No. 141-S, January 1, 1961. Investigation of Pollution and Recovery Characteristics of the Mississippi River: Thermal Additions, University of Minnesota: Report No. 142-S, July 1, 1961. Interim Report on the Expansion of Sewage Treatment Works in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, August 1961. Report on Activated Sludge Pilot and Demonstration Plant Test Pro-gram, University of Minnesota, Part 2, Volume 1 and Appendix to Volume 1, August 1961. 2 volumes. 116.E.1.2F Pollution and Recovery Characteristics of the Mississippi River, University of Minnesota, Part 3, Volume 1 and Appendix to Volume 1, September 1961. 2 volumes. Report on the Expansion of Sewage Treatment Works in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area: Volume IV, November 1961. Investigation of River Mechanical Aeration, University of Minnesota: Report No. 144-S; Supplement to Pollution and Recovery Characteristics of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, Volume I, Part 3, December 1961. Report to the Board of Trustees on Staff-Recommended Solution to the Metropolitan Sewage Disposal Problem, January 22, 1962. An Analysis of River Quality Data Below the Minneapolis-St. Paul Sanitary District Treatment Plant, July 19, 1962. Report on a Comparison of the Diffused Aeration System and the Mechanical Aeration System as Applied to the Sewage Treatment Plant Expansion, January 22, 1962. Investigation of Small Scale Mechanical Aeration, University of Minnesota: Report No. 145-S, November 15, 1962. A Report on the Extension of Sewage Works to Serve the Northwest Suburban Region, January 1963. Preliminary Report on Possible Utilization of Pig's Eye Lake or Harbor as a Cooling or Stabilization Pond, April 1963. Large Scale Demonstration Test on the Use of Slab Covered Aeration Tanks for the Control or Removal of Foam Resulting from Wastewater Treatment, University of Minnesota: Report No. 150-S, circa 1963. Improving Aeration at the Hastings Dam, University of Minnesota: Report No. 148-S, November 22, 1963. Model Tests of Surface Aerators, University of Minnesota: Report No. 151-S, December 6, 1963. Activated Sludge Pilot Plant Studies, University of Minnesota: Report No. 152-S, January 15, 1964. Chlorination of Effluent for BOD Reduction and Retardation, University of Minnesota Report No. 154-S, March 15, 1964. Vacuum Filtration of Thin Sludge, University of Minnesota: Report No. 155-S, April 15, 1964. Report on Comprehensive Sewage Works Plan for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, May 1964. Improving Aeration at the Hastings Dam, University of Minnesota: Report No. 157-S, May 15, 1964. Supplement to Report on Comprehensive Sewage Works Plan for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, July 1964. Proposed Method of Apportioning and Financing the Sewage Works Costs of the Northwest Region, August 24, 1964. Summary Report on a Comprehensive Sewage Works Plan for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, October 1964. Mechanical Surface Aeration of Receiving Waters, University of Minnesota: Report No. 159-S, October 1, 1964. Improving Aeration at the Hastings Dam, University of Minnesota: Report No. 160-S, November 1, 1964. Report of the Minnesota Water Pollution Control Commission on a Comprehensive Sewage Works Plan for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, December 1964. Intercepting Sewers and Sewage Treatment Plant, circa 1965. Supplement to the Proposed Method of Apportioning and Financing the Sewage Works Costs of the Southwest Region: Part II, January 1965. A Review of the Statement: Regional Viewpoint on Metropolitan Sewerage Problems, February 1965. Basic and General Investigations: Nutrients--Removal and Effects, University of Minnesota: Report No. 162-S, September 15, 1965. Mississippi River Investigations (Increasing the Capacity of the River), University of Minnesota: Report No. 163-S, November 1, 1965. Report on Proposals for the Apportionment of Sewage Works Capital Costs, December 1966. 116.E.1.6F Electrical Energy for Pollution Control, 1968. Dispatching System for Control of Combined Sewer Losses, FWPCA Project 1-Minn.-1: Interim Report to the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, May 1969. A Review of the Re-aeration Rates and Recovery Characteristics of the Mississippi River in the Hastings Pool, Sanitary Engineering Progress Report No. 173-S, May 6, 1970. 104.I.18.1B Cost data of large sewers, December 1928-November 1934. 1 volume.

Approximately half are hand-written on lined or graph paper, the other half are typewritten. Also may include blueprints on carbon paper, cross-section sketches, article clippings, photographs and notes. Roughly organized according to contract number, division, and job number, which correspond with the following photographs.

114.C.8.5B-2 Contract plans for intercepting sewer and appurtenances in Saint Paul, January 1934-July 1937. 1 volume.

Plans, delineated by contract number, division, job number, and date, are divided with a thumbnail index system. Each page in a plan includes the date of design, a scale bar, sheet number, and the initials of those who designed, traced, and checked it, as well as the approval signatures of the chief engineer and assistant chief engineer. These also correspond with the photographs listed later in this inventory.

 104.I.18.1B Photographs:

Arranged in numerical order by contract number, they correspond to the cost data and contract plans listed earlier in this inventory.

No. 101, Job 300, July 1934-February 1935. No. 101, Job 300, March 1935-January 1936. No. 102, Job 330, September-November 1934. No. 103, Job 120, September-December 1934. No. 103, Job 120, January 1935-June 1936. No. 104, Job 400 and 500, September 1934-May 1935. No. 105, Job 400, June-December 1935. No. 105B, Job 400B, July-September 1937. No. 106, Job 100, April-June 1935. No. 106, Job 100, July-November 1935. No. 106A, Jobs 100A and 110A, October 1934. No. 107, Job 320, February-July 1935. No. 107, Job 320, July-December 1935. No. 108, Job 200, June-October 1935. No. 108A, Job 200A, August 1937-February 1938. No. 109, Job 310, October 1935-March 1936. No. 109, Job 310, April-June 1936. No. 109, Job 310, July-November 1936. No. 109A, Job 310A, June-July 1935. No. 110, Job 510, December 1935-February 1936. No. 110, Job 510, March-May 1936. No. 110, Job 510, June-September 1936. No. 110A, Job 510A, July-September 1935. No. 111, Job 700, October 1935-May 1936. No. 112, Job 410, July-September 1936. No. 112, Job 410, October-November 1936. No. 112, Job 410, November 1936-April 1937. No. 112, Job 410, April-September 1937. No. 112A, Job 410A, December 1935-May 1936. No. 113, Job 600, June-August 1936. No. 114, Job 110, January-May 1937. No. 115, Job 730, July-October 1936. No. 116, Job 715, October 1936-October 1937. No. 116, Job 715, December 1937. No. 116J, Job 720, March-April 1937. No. 117, Job 710, September 1937. No. 118, Job 740, August-November 1937. No. 129, Job 120A, March 1938. Plant details, undated. 2 folders.