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Cultural Resources Monitoring Investigations For The San Antonio Water Systems (Saws) Silverhorn Rehabilitation Project San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jason M. Whitaker

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Raba Kistner, Inc. (RKI), was contracted by K Friese + Associates (CLIENT) to conduct cultural resources monitoring investigations for the San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) Silverhorn Rehabilitation Project in northern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The project involved rehabilitating 3,690 linear feet of existing sewer line within the Silverhorn Golf Club, which is within the Walker Ranch National Register District. The majority of the proposed undertaking was conducted by non-invasive methods (i.e., cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP)); however, point repairs involving excavations were conducted in areas where broken pipe was encountered. Given that the proposed undertaking is located on lands owned by the …

Cultural Resources Survey Of The Dps Outdoor Bomb And Gun Range Project, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Tarrant County, Texas, Anne Gibson, Karen Stone

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This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resources survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the DPS Outdoor Bomb and Gun Range project located within the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) property in Tarrant County, Texas. The proposed project pertains to improvements of the current facility within approximately 71.8 acres located between Texas State Highway (SH) 360 and West Airfield Drive. Approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be required to modify the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) to reflect the permanent alterations on the DFW property. Since the ALP is considered …

Report On The Results Of Eligibility Testing At Site 41tv222 For The Webberville Park New Maintenance Facility Project, Travis County, Texas, Will Pratt, Josh Haefner

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In January 2016, Hicks & Company conducted eligibility testing at Site 41TV222 located within Webberville Park, Travis County, Texas. The investigations were conducted on behalf of Travis County under Texas Antiquities Permit #7513 in preparation for the proposed construction of a new maintenance building, an associated paved parking area, new walkways, and park lighting.

The area of potential effects (APE) for the proposed improvements both overlays and is immediately adjacent to the boundaries of Site 41TV222 as depicted on the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC’s) Archeological Sites Atlas. This site was previously determined eligible as a State Antiquities Landmark. Prior to …

Bedrock And Boulder Mortars, Basins, Slicks, And Cupules In The Southern Southwest, Allen Dart, Chris Reed

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This article describes mortars, basins, slicks, and cupules created in bedrock and boulders in the Southern Southwest, and discusses the distribution and possible functions of these features. It defines the Southern Southwest as the region of the U.S. south of 34 degrees north latitude that includes the Califor­nia portion of the Lower Colorado River valley and southern portions of Arizona and New Mexico, and the portion of western Texas that includes El Paso, Hudspeth, Culber­son, Loving, Winkler, Ward, Reeves, and Jeff Davis counties (roughly the part of Texas from El Paso eastward just past the south­eastern corner of New Mexico, …

Archaeological Investigations Of Sections Of The San Pedro (41bx337) And Upper Labor (41bx1273) Acequias In San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Sarah Wigley

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On January 21 and February 19 of 2020, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) excavated five exploratory backhoe trenches within two project areas in central San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Project Area 1 is located at 209 E. Fredericksburg Road, and Project Area 2 is at 712 W. Laurel Street. CAR was contracted by the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority (VIAMTA) to conduct an archaeological investigation of the two locations as they planned to use the areas for employee parking lots. Plans called for the areas to be excavated to a total depth of 25.4 cm (10 in.), with 15.24 cm …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio Project, Bexar County, Texas, Sophia Salgado, Laura Clark

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At the request of TriLeaf Corporation (TriLeaf), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a cultural resources investigation for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Project (Project) located in Bexar County, Texas. The Project involves the installation of a 432-foot-long (132-meter [m]-long) fiber-optic communication line directly south of Floyd Curl Drive in northwest San Antonio, Texas. The total disturbance of the proposed Project area measures approximately 0.28 acre (0.1 hectare [ha]) in size. The Project area is situated on the grounds of UTHSCSA and located approximately 8.48 miles (13.65 kilometers [km]) from downtown San Antonio. At its …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed Galveston County Project, Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, Charles E. Bludau, Amy M. Goldenstein Jr., Jesse O. Dalton, Kathryn St. Clair

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On behalf of Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT), EDGE Engineering and Science, LLC (EDGE) has selected Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) to conduct a cultural resources survey and assessment for the proposed Galveston County Project. The project includes a proposed pipeline that will allow the delivery of natural gas to a new delivery point off the FGT mainline. The facilities to be installed include approximately 4.0 kilometers ([km] 2.5 miles) of 30.5-centimeter ([cm]12.0-inch) and 50.8-cm (20.0-inch) lateral piping as well as a measurement and regulation (M&R) station located at the southwest end of the new pipeline, referred to as …

Archeological Survey For The Austin Industries Proposed Parking Lot Expansion At East Union Bower Road (Swf-2019-00383), Irving, Dallas County, Texas, Melissa M. Green, Brett Lang

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On December 12, 2019, an intensive archeological survey augmented with shovel testing was completed to evaluate potential impacts associated with the proposed construction of a parking lot expansion in east central Irving in Dallas County, Texas. The overall grade of the area would be converted to a consistent slope toward the unnamed tributary to the Elm Fork of the Trinity River near the center of the parcel and more steeply sloped along the eastern portion of the parcel. Approximately 6.5 acres (2.6 hectares) were examined and shovel tested.

The proposed parking lot parcel is undeveloped, heavily vegetated, and surrounded by …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The Cps Energy Eastwood Village Overhead Pole Replacement Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Kristen M. Atwood

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by CPS Energy (CLIENT) to conduct cultural resources investigations for the CPS Energy (CPSE) Eastwood Village Overhead Pole Replacement Project (Eastwood Village Project), conducted under CPSE Work Order Number 40236867. The project was located within the eastern right-of-way (ROW) of Upland Drive, between Jarbet Drive and Leonidas Drive in east San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The undertaking consisted of the archaeological monitoring of seven boreholes measuring an average diameter of 26 inches (66 centimeters [cm]) and an average depth of 98 inches (249 cm) to allow for new wooden overhead utility pole installation …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Gisd Proposed Middle School City Of Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, Caitlin Gulihur, Ann M. Scott

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Georgetown Independent School District (GISD) has proposed the Proposed Middle School project where school facilities will be constructed in western Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas. GISD retained Terracon Consultants, Inc. to conduct a systematic, intensive pedestrian survey of the approximately 31.4-acre project area. Because the GISD, a political subdivision of the State of Texas, sponsored the project, the proposed undertaking is subject to compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas and oversight from the Texas Historical Commission (THC). In addition, the survey meets the standards for compliance under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, should …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of A Rerouted Alignment Of Plains All American Pipeline, Lp’S Proposed Earthstone Benedum Ctp To Tie-In Line Project Located On Ut Land In Upton County, Texas, Russell K. Brownlow, Jesse O. Dalton

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On 30 September 2020, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of a rerouted alignment of Plains All American Pipeline, LP’s (Plains) proposed Earthstone Benedum CTP to Tie-In Line Right-of-way (ROW) Project located on University of Texas property (UT land) in southeastern Upton County, Texas (Project Area). Overall, the proposed rerouted alignment on UT land measures 3.4 miles (5.5 kilometers [km]) long by 100.0 feet (30.5 meters [m]) wide, with a total area of approximately 41.2 acres. However, as the majority of the rerouted alignment follows the same general path as the original alignment, the Texas …

Archaeological Monitoring Of Brick Paver Replacement At Milam Park (41bx922), San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Michelle Carpenter

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On August 24-25, 2020 and September 3, 2020, the Center for Archaeological Research at The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted archaeological monitoring at Milam Park (41BX992) in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The monitoring was performed in response to a request from the City of San Antonio for the repair and leveling of brick pavers in 20 locations as part of a park beautification project. At the municipal level, the project falls under the City of San Antonio Historic Preservation and Design Section of the Unified Development Code (Article 6 35-630 to 35-634). Projects conducted on public lands …

Final Cultural Resources Report For The Salt Creek Midstream, Llc Proposed Bunker Hill (North Trunk) Pipeline On University Of Texas Lands In Winkler County, Texas, Cody M. Kiker, Michael M. Margolis, Jerry L. Riggs, Brandon Wesbury

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Enercon Services, Inc. (ENERCON), in support of Salt Creek Midstream, LLC, conducted a cultural resources investigation for the proposed Bunker Hill (North Trunk) Pipeline. The entire proposed pipeline is approximately 29.68 miles (47.77 km) in length and located in Ward and Winkler counties, Texas and Lea County, New Mexico near the towns of Wink, Texas and Kermit, Texas. This report encompasses only the portion of the proposed Bunker Hill (North Trunk) Pipeline in Winkler County, Texas on University of Texas lands. The University of Texas is a political subdivision of the State of Texas. The portion of the Bunker Hill …

Cultural Resources Report For The Salt Creek Midstream, Llc Proposed Halcon Pipeline On Texas General Land Office Lands In Reeves County, Texas, Gary D. Edington, Michael M. Margolis, Cody M. Kiker, Jerry L. Riggs

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Enercon Services, Inc. (ENERCON), in support of Salt Creek Midstream, LLC, conducted an intensive cultural resources survey for the proposed Halcon Pipeline. The proposed pipeline is approximately 43.3 miles (69.7 km) in length and located near Pecos, Texas in Ward and Reeves counties. This report encompasses only the portion of the proposed Halcon Pipeline located on two tracts of Permanent School Fund land in Reeves County, Texas. The Permanent School Fund is administered by the Texas General Land Office (TGLO), a political subdivision of the State of Texas. The portion of the Halcon Pipeline on TGLO lands is approximately 1.8 …

Archaeological Investigation Of The Comal Isd Middle School #8 (Milam Tract) Bulverde, Comal County, Texas, Mikayla Matthews, Karissa Basse

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On behalf of Comal Independent School District (Comal ISD), Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. (Pape-Dawson) conducted an archaeological investigation for the proposed Comal ISD Middle School #8 (Milam Tract) Project (Project) in Bulverde, Comal County, Texas. The Project consists of the construction of a new middle school complex, sports field, water detention basin, portable building space, water storage tank, and associated driveways and utilities within a 14.1-hectare (ha; 35.8-acre [ac]) tract of land (Project Area) east of the intersection of US 281 and Ancestral Trail. As the Project is still within the design phase, the maximum depth of impact for the Project …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Pinewood Trails Project, Montgomery And Liberty Counties, Texas, Nesta Anderson, Sheldon Smith

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At the request of LGI Homes-Texas LLC, Pape-Dawson Engineers (Pape-Dawson) conducted an intensive archaeological survey of the proposed Pinewood Trails project located within Montgomery and Liberty Counties, Texas. The project will consist of construction of a water treatment plant, a wastewater treatment plant, well, and detention pond facility on a total of 9 acres (3.6 hectares [ha]) of land. The project also includes approximately 5.1 linear miles of connecting utility lines (8.3 km). The proposed water line will be constructed within a 10-foot (ft) (3 meter [m]) easement, while the wastewater lines will be installed within a 25 ft (7.6 …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Granbury East Wastewater Treatment Plant, City Of Granbury, Hood County, Texas (Twdb Project No. 73813), Kevin Stone, Thomas Chapman

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This report presents the substantive findings of a cultural resources survey for the Granbury East Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Project, which is a component to the Wastewater Phase I Improvements Project reviewed by the Texas Water Development Board [TWDB] under Project No. 73813. The proposed Granbury East WWTP is located within a 10.6-acre (ac) property located at 3121 Old Granbury Road in the City of Granbury, Hood County, Texas.

As the City of Granbury is a political entity of the State of Texas, the City is required to comply with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). In addition, as the …

Cultural Resources Survey For The City Of Cleburne's Proposed Reuse Corridor Pipeline Johnson County, Texas, Garrett Wheaton

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In May 2020, AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. (AmaTerra) performed a cultural resources survey on behalf of The City of Cleburne Texas (City) and their engineering contractor Freese and Nichols Inc. (FNI), prior to the construction of a new reuse water line near Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. The City is proposing to install five miles of reuse water line from the City’s wastewater treatment plant to the Nolan River at the northern end of Lake Pat Cleburne. As the City of Cleburne is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, it is subject to the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT), requiring …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Usace Jurisdictional Areas Within Western Midstream Partners, Lp’S Proposed Red Bluff Hp Pipeline Reroute Project In Reeves County, Texas, Russell K. Brownlow, Jesse O. Dalton, Jacob R. Lyons

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On 5 May and 2 June 2020, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional areas within Western Midstream Partners, LP’s (WMP) proposed Red Bluff HP Pipeline Reroute Project located in northwestern Reeves County, Texas (Project Area). Although the undertaking is located entirely on private property and will be constructed with private funds, its development may require the usage of a Regional General Permit (RGP) and/or Nationwide Permit (NWP) issued by the USACE. As these are federal permits, the portions of the undertaking under the purview of the …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The 11.4-Acre Northwest Drive At Green Hill Road Tract, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, Jesse O. Dalton, Jeffery D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Mason Joseph Company, Inc. (Mason Joseph) to conduct a cultural resources survey and assessment for a proposed apartment complex development located on an approximately 4.6-hectare (11.4-acre) tract in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. The proposed apartment complex would be located on undeveloped land in western San Angelo just northwest of the intersection of Northwest Drive and Green Hill Road. For the purposes of the cultural resources survey, the project area was assumed to consist of the entire 4.6-hectare (11.4-acre) tract.

The proposed undertaking would be sponsored by Mason Joseph, a private …