Usk River Board, records 1895-1984
GB0218.D3185

Summary Information

Repository
Gwent Archives
Creator
Usk River Board.
Title
Usk River Board (from 1974); Usk Division of Welsh National Water Development Authority (from 1979); Welsh Water Authority - Usk Division Records
ID
GB0218.D3185
Date
1932-1985
Extent
464.0 items
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

From the late 19th century until 1957 responsibility for water provision in Monmouthshire lay with borough and rural district councils or sanitary authorities Following the Water Act 1945, water companies and boards began to amalgamate. The Usk River Board was formed as a result. The River Board became the Usk River Authority and later the Usk River Division of the Welsh National Water Development Authority in 1974. From 1979 it became the Welsh Water Authority - Usk Division.

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Scope and Contents note

Records of the Usk River Board and successor bodies, 1895-1984, including records of meetings, 1961-1984; correspondence, 1949-1977; Usk Sewage Division operational records, 1974-1975; publicity material, 1977-1978; meteorological records, 1966-1980; Newport Corporation Waterworks records, 1932-1972; Newport and South Monmouthshire Water Board records, 1962-1969; Cwmbrân Urban District Council reports, 1932-1960; Gwent Water Division management team meeting papers, 1975-1978; plans, 1895-1981.

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Arrangement note

Arranged into the following: Meetings; Correspondence; Operational records; Publicity; Meteorology and Capacity; Predecessor and associated authorities; plans.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Gwent Archives

Conditions Governing Access note

Usual conditions apply

Conditions Governing Use note

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Accruals note

Accruals are possible

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Deposited, 1993.

Appraisal note

All records deposited at Gwent Record Office have been retained.

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Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

  • Utilities-Wales-Monmouthshire

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Other Finding Aids note

Hard copies of the catalogue are available in Gwent Record Office, the National Library of Wales and the National Register of Archives.

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Collection Inventory

Meetings 

 D3185/1/1 Usk River Board, Committee papers Aug 1963-Mar 1974 

 D3185/1/2 Usk River Board, Committee papers Jan 1965-Mar 1974 

 D3185/1/3 Usk River Board, Water Resources Committee, Committee papers Sep 1965-Mar 1974 

 D3185/1/4 Usk River Board, Finance and General Committee, Established Committee Jan 1964-Sep 1972 

 D3185/1/5 Usk River Board, Land Drainage Committee, Committee papers Dec 1971-Jan 1974 

 D3185/2/1 Usk River Division, management team agendas and minutes Mar 1975-Jun 1979 

 D3185/2/2 Usk River Division, Management Team agendas and minutes Aug 1979-Oct 1979 

 D3185/2/7 Usk Division, Management Team agendas and minutes Jan 1981-Apr 1981 

 D3185/2/3 Usk Division, Management Team agendas and minutes Mar 1979-Jan 1980 

 D3185/2/4 Usk Division, Management Team agendas and minutes Jan 1980-May 1980  

 D3185/2/5 Usk Division, Management Team agendas and minutes Jan 1980-Sep 1980 

 D3185/2/6 Usk Division, Management Team agendas and minutes Aug 1980-Dec 1980 

 D3185/2/8 Usk Division, Management Team agendas and minutes Jan 1981-Sept 1981 

 D3185/3/1 Usk River Division, Management Team meetings papers Sep 1971-Mar 1983 

 D3185/3/2 Usk River Division, Management Team meetings papers Apr 1977-Dec 1977 

 D3185/3/3 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Apr 1979-Dec 1980 

 D3185/3/4 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Dec 1980-Feb 1981 

 D3185/3/5 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Dec 1981-Mar 1981 

 D3185/3/6 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Apr 1981-Jun 1981 

 D3185/3/7 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Apr 1981-Jul 1981 

 D3185/3/8 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers May 1981-Jul 1981 

 D3185/3/9 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers May 1981-Oct 1981 

 D3185/3/10 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Aug 1981-Oct 1981 

 D3185/3/11 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Mar 1982-May 1982 

 D3185/3/12 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Apr 1982-Jul 1982 

 D3185/3/13 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers May 1982-Sep 1982 

 D3185/3/14 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Jul 1982-Sep 1982 

 D3185/3/15 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Oct 1982-Feb 1983 

 D3185/3/16 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Mar 1983-Jun 1983 

 D3185/3/17 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Jul 1983 

 D3185/3/18 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Sep 1983 

 D3185/3/19 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers, (special meeting at "the Croft") Jul 1983-Sep 1983 

 D3185/3/20 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Oct 1983 

 D3185/3/21 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Nov 1983 

 D3185/3/22 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Dec 1983 

 D3185/3/23 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Jan 1984 

 D3185/3/24 Usk Division, Management Team meeting papers Feb 1984 

 D3185/3/25 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Mar 1984 

 D3185/3/26 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Mar 1984-May 1984 

 D3185/3/27 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers 31 May 1984 

 D3185/3/28 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Nov 1981-Dec 1981 

 D3185/3/29 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Nov 1981-Apr 1982 

 D3185/3/30 Usk Division, Management Team meetings papers Dec 1981-Mar 1982 

 D3185/3/31 Usk Division, Management Team meetings, captial schemes submitted Oct 1981-Mar 1983 

 D3185/3/32 Usk Division, management team meetings, minutes. Apr 1979-Mar 1983 

 D3185/4/1 Usk River Board, reports to the Fisheries Committee May 1961-Mar 1965 

 D3185/4/2 Usk River Division, reports to the Local Fishery, Recreation and Amenity Advisory Committee, with associated papers Mar 1974-May 1976 

 D3185/4/3 Usk River Division, reports to the Local Fishery, Recreation and Amenity Advisory Committee with associated papers Nov 1975-May 1977 

 D3185/4/4 Usk River Division, reports to the Local Fishery, Recreation and Amenity Advisory Committee with associated papers Jun 1977-Oct 1978 

 D3185/5/1 Usk Division, reports to the Usk Local Land Draniage Committee with associated documents Jan 1981-Dec 1982 

 D3185/5/2 Usk Division, the Usk Local Land Drainage Committee, flood prevention schemes, reports and associated papers Jan 1980-Nov 1982 

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Correspondence 

 D3185/6/1 Usk River Board (from Apr 1974, Usk River Division), pollution of Berthin Brook Mar 1949-May 1974 

 D3185/6/2 Usk River Board, finance Jan 1961-Jan 1962 

 D3185/6/3 Usk River Board, pollution Aug 1962-Oct 1964 

 D3185/6/4 Usk River Board, fishery matters Oct 1964-Jun 1967 

 D3185/6/5 Usk River Board (from Apr 1974, Usk River Division), Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Mar 1969-Jan 1977 

 D3185/6/6 Usk River Board, Wales and Midland Study Group Jan 1970-Aug 1972 

 D3185/6/7 Usk River Board, Wales and Midland Study Group, draft officers' steering group report Dec 1972 

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Operational Records 

 D3185/7/1 Usk Sewerage Division Jan 1974-Mar 1975  

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Publicity 

 D3185/8/1 Welsh National Water Development Authority, headquarters press releases Jun 1977-Jan 1978 

 D3185/8/2 Welsh National Water Development Authority, headquarters press releases Jan 1978-Jun 1978 

 D3185/8/3 Welsh National Water Development Authority, headquarters press releases Jun 1978-Dec 1978 

 D3185/8/4 Nash Sewage Works, Newport's New Savage Treatment Works [Mid 20th century] 

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Meteorology and Capacity 

 D3185/9/1 Register of rainfall, Welsh National Water Development Authority Jan 1974-May 1980 

 D3185/9/2 Gwyrne Fawr Reservoir, Lea Recorder readings, Abertillery and District Water Board Jan 1966-Jan 1972 

 D3185/9/3-4 British Rainfall 1918, 1929 

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Predecessor and Associated Authorities 

Newport Corporation Waterworks 

 D3185/10/1 Waterworks Committee, estimated income and expendature 31 Mar 1952 

 D3185/11/1-10 Summary of water supplied yearly 1951-1956, 1958-1959 

 D3185/12/1-11 Engineer and Manager; reports of water supplied (incomplete series) Jun 1957-Jul 1960 

 D3185/13/1-27 Reports of storage, consumption of water and rainfall, (incomplete series) Oct 1957-Sep 1960 

 D3185/14/1 Rainfall register 1959-1972 

 D3185/15/1 Inspections register 1932-1935  

Newport and South Monmouthshire Water Board 

 D3185/16/1 Annual report and statement of accounts for the year ended 31 Mar 1966 31 Mar 1966 

 D3185/16/2 Annual report and statement of accounts for the year ended 31 Mar 1967 31 Mar 1967 

 D3185/16/3 Annual report for the year ended 31 Mar 1968. 31 Mar 1968 

 D3185/17/1 River Usk scheme for industrial water supply to Spencer Works of R.T. and B. Ltd. [c.1960-1970] 

 D3185/18/1-33 Engineer and Manager's reports on supply of water, storage and rainfall (incomplete series) May 1974-Aug 1969 

 D3185/19/1 Fishing Book Apr 1962-Jun 1965 

The Cwmbran Urban District Council 

 D3185/20/1 Waterworks Committee reports Dec 1932-Sep 1949 

 D3185/20/2 Waterworks Committee reports Mar 1935-Dec 1941 

 D3185/20/3 Waterworks Committee reports Mar 1954-Sep 1960 

Gwent Water Division 

 D3185/21/1 Management Team meeting papers Feb 1975-Sep 1977 

 D3185/21/2 Management Team meeting papers Nov 1977-Jun 1978 

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Plans 

 D3185/22/1-18 Aberbeeg storage reservoir; maps of site plan of reservoir, calculation sheets [Jul 1958, Aug 1958] 

 D3185/23/1-4 Carno Reservoir - Ebbw Vale Urban District Council; diagrams of works, plan and elevation of filteration house, apparatus drawing [Aug 1949, Jan 1950] 

 D3185/24/1-13 Claisfer Intake; plans of route of supply main, plan of Llangynidr pumphouse, plan of general scheme, Gwent Water Board [Jul 1970-Mar 1975] 

 D3185/25/1-4 Georgetown Water Works - Tredegar Urban District Council; plan of works and drawings of details [Nov 1942-May 1947] 

 D3185/26/1-4 Gwyrne Fawr scheme, contact drawings [May 1911-Jul 1911] 

 D3185/27/1-3 Hilltop Estate, Ebbw Vale - booster station scheme, Gwent Water Board; area drawings and sections and plan of booster station [Mar 1971-Apr 1971] 

 D3185/28/1 Llangynidr, water filteration plant, Ebbw Vale Urban District Council; plans, elevation and details [Aug 1949] 

 D3185/29/1-14 Llanover Colliery Water Scheme - Abertillery and District Water Board; drawings of details, plans, etc. [Dec 1951-Dec 1954] 

 D3185/30/1-5 Ochrchwith Reservoir, pump booster - Gwent Water Board; drawings of site and details Mar 1971-Apr 1971 

 D3185/31/1-3 The Pant, Newbridge - Abertillery Water Board; proposed service reservoir, calculation sheet, details plan, site plan Aug 1966-Mar 1971 

 D3185/32/1-7 Pen-y-Fan Treatment Works - Abertillery and District Water Board; drawings of details and manuscript report on meter [Jan 1939-Oct 1960] 

 D3185/33/1-8 St. Illtyd, reservoir, brine treatment plant and pump house - Abertillery and District Water Board; site plans, drawings of details, etc. [Jul 1936-Jul 1958] 

 D3185/34/1-22 Shon Sheffrey's Waterworks and Reservoir, Tredegar Urban District Council; contact drawings, plant drawings, sections, details, etc. [Nov 1904-May 1974] 

 D3185/35/1-21 Talybont Reservoir - Newport Corporation, Newport and South Monmouthshire Water Board; water supply - plans of catchment areas, cumulative run-off graphs, daily flow chart, plan of positions, of rainfall gauges, capacity plan etc. Dec 1932-Apr 1969 

 D3185/36/1-10 Talybont Reservoir - Newport Corporation, Gwent Water Board, Welsh Water Authority - Usk Division; plans of main pipe lines and associated drawings [May 1926-Mar 1980] 

 D3185/37/1-23 Talybont Reservoir - Newport Corporation, Newport and South Monmouthshire Water Board, Gwent Water Board; estate plans, mainly of farms aquired for the reservoir project [Oct 1934-Nov 1973] 

 D3185/38/1-14 Talybont Reservoir - Newport Corportation: major works schemes, drawings, including; contoured plans of reservoir site, road and railway links, plans of specific sites, submerged works, diversions and bridges, etc. [Mid 20th century] 

 D3185/39/1-20 Talybont Reservoir - Newport Corporation: major works schemes, drawings, including; diversions, bridges, section of dam, sites, etc Jun 1923-Jan 1933 

 D3185/40/1-19 Talybont Reservoir - Newport Corporation, Gwent Water Board and Welsh National Water Development Authoirty - Gwent Division: major works schemes' drawings, including; plans of borings, geological sections, section of embankment, specific site plans and layouts. Apr 1932-Dec 1977 

 D3185/41/1-42 Talybont Reservoir - Newport Corporation, includes associated works, minor works schemes, parts of buildings, small buildings, part of bridges, filter plant extensions, pipe work, etc. drawings. [Mid 20th century] 

 D3185/42/1-28 Talybont Reservoir - Newport Corporation, minor works schemes; small buildings, parts of buildings, mansory, culverts, etc, drawings May 1930-Nov 1939 

 D3185/43/1-12 Talybont Reservoir - Newport Corporation and Newport and South Monmouthshire Water Board; minor works scheme's drawings, mainly relating to filters May 1944-Oct 1967 

 D3185/44/1-8 Welsh Water Authority, Usk Division, Wye Abstration Scheme, Monmouth Intake and Pumping Station, plans. Jul 1980-Jul 1981 

 D3185/45/1-10 Various schemes - drawings relating to; Blaenavon U.D.C., Forge Side Reservoir concrete lining. [n.d.]; National Coal Board map of cables, sub stations, generating stations, etc, in the Ebbw Vale - Blaenavon area. [n.d.]; internal arrangement of Bells Patent Vertical Type Pressure Filter. [n.d.]; existing and proposed service reservoirs at Blaencuffin, Abertillery and District Water Board. [n.d.]; two contact drawings, Noel Bagley & Co., Balzar Lichtenberg and Abertillery U.D.C., showing sections of filter beds, service tanks, etc. Apr. 1895; Gwent Water Board - section case with sub pump. May 1961; Gwent Water Board - Blaenavon Sub Depot No. 2 reservoir. Jul. 1971; Gwent Water Board - Hollybush Pumping Station. Jan. 1972; Gwent Water Board - 24" interworks main, Court Farm - Llantarnam. Oct. 1972. [1895, 1961, 1971, 1972] 

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