Title Info: Pierce County Public Works, Surface Water Management, Aerial Photographs, 1994-1997

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Record Creator: Pierce County Government, Public Works
Description:
These records include 1,015 aerial photographs of Pierce County created between 1994 and 1997. These images were taken to have a better understanding of the Pierce County Surface Water Management service area and in response to a series of Presidential Disaster Declarations for flooding in November 1995, February 1996, and Winter 1996-1997.
Related Records: For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch at (425) 564-3940 or email [email protected].
Access Restriction Notes: These images are open for research.
Sources of Transfer Puget Sound Regional Archives
Notes Digitized by Washington State Archives, Imaging and Preservation Services. Indexed by Washington State Archives.
Agency History: Created in 1852, Pierce County is located in the south Puget Sound on land that has been the traditional home for the Puyallup, Nisqually, Squaxin Island, and Muckleshoot people. The County’s Public Works department was established by resolution of the County Commissioners in 1970 with the County Engineer named as its Director. In 2017, Planning and Land Services and Public Works merged to form Planning and Public Works Department (PPW) and is responsible for the county road and levee systems, sewer systems, airports, ferries, building permits, environmental review, sustainability, community planning, and code enforcement.

The Surface Water Management division within PPW, formed in 1988, manages waters subject to flooding conditions from, rivers, streams, tidal, urban runoff and or bodies of water by minimizing the risk of flood damage and protecting and improving water quality.
Preferred Citation: [Title of aerial], [date], [creator if known], Pierce County Public Works, Surface Water Management, Aerial Photographs, 1994-1997, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 4