Scope and Contents From the File:

Certified, US mail return receipt cards used to determine proof of receipt. Cards may/may not contain addressee’s signature. The Ground Water and Surface Water Divisions of the State Engineer’s Office use the cards when proof of receipt is required for correspondence dealing with water rights issues, i.e. water rights permits about to expire.

Note: Above cards were filed chronologically, not by Division. Future card transfers may be filed separately under appropriate Division.

Scope and Contents From the File: Arrangement: Correspondence in letterpress volumes in Boxes 2-4 and correspondence from 1888-1912 in Boxes 5-48 are arranged chronologically. Correspondence from 1913-1979 in Boxes 49-203 is arranged alphabetically by decade. Some early microfilmed correspondence is arranged numerical (indexes microfilmed as well). Microfilm: 1880-1939 Incoming and outgoing correspondence on the duties of the state engineer. Topics include water laws, individual water permits,...