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Cultural Resources Investigations For The Cps Energy 401 Dwyer Avenue Overhead To Underground Service Conversion Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by CPS Energy (CLIENT) to conduct cultural resources monitoring investigations for the CPS Energy (CPSE) 401 Dwyer Avenue Overhead to Underground Service Conversion Project (401 Dwyer Avenue Project) in downtown San Antonio, Texas. The project consisted of 2,585 feet (788 meters [m]) of overhead to underground electrical service conversions within the Old Guilbeau Street, South Main Street, Stumberg Street, Woodward Street, and Dwyer Avenue right-of-ways (ROWs). Given that the project took place within a publicly owned ROW and because CPSE is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project was subject …

Archaeological Investigations Of The Monterrey Park Improvements, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonia L. Figueroa, Paul Shawn Marceaux

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On March 4, 2019, The University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), in response to a request from the City of San Antonio (COSA), conducted archaeological investigations in the form of exploratory backhoe trenching in advance of proposed improvements to Monterrey Park located in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The Monterrey Park Improvements Project was funded by the COSA and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The project was located on COSA property, and therefore, it was conducted under the Antiquities Code of Texas. Archaeological work was performed under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8798. Due …

Archaeological Monitoring Of South Alamo Street Improvements, Pereida Street To César Chávez Boulevard, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Sarah Wigley, Paul Shawn Marceaux

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From October 31, 2018, through February 13, 2019, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted archaeological monitoring for the South Alamo Street Improvements Project located in downtown San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The excavation of 20 boreholes and more than 772 meters of trench were monitored. The work was performed for the City of San Antonio (COSA) to fulfill the requirements of the COSA’s Unified Development Code and the Antiquities Code of Texas. The project was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8563. Dr. Paul Shawn Marceaux, CAR Director, served as the …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Saws Masterson Road Water Line Project, Bexar County, Texas, Virgina Moore

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At the request of the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), an intensive archaeological survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson for the proposed Masterson Road water line project located southwest of the City of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. The project area’s southern terminus is 6,560 feet (ft) (2,000 meters [m]) south of U.S. Highway 90 (US 90), and the linear project area extends north along Masterson Road for about 2,904 ft (885 m) before turning east and northeast along a proposed new road (Copper Crossing Street), for a total length of 6,726 ft (2,050 m). The proposed water line will …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Casa Bella Estates Land Development Project And Data Recovery At Site 41bx2131, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Mary Jo Galindo, Katie Hill, Jacob I. Sullivan

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At the request of Matiraan, Ltd., Pape‐Dawson conducted an intensive archaeological survey with shovel testing and backhoe trenching of the proposed 37‐acre (15‐hectare [ha]) Casa Bella Estates residential development in compliance with the Historic Preservation and Design Section (Article 6 35‐360 to 35‐ 634) of the City of San Antonio (COSA) Unified Development Code (UDC). Based on the results of those investigations, the COSA Office of Historic Preservation (SA‐OHP) requested further work to mitigate the effects of the proposed development on a potentially significant archaeological site (41BX2131). Subsequently, data recovery investigations were accomplished at site 41BX2131. This report documents all …

An Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Hollywood Park Cell Tower Project, Bexar County, Texas, Sergio A. Iruegas, Melinda Tate Iruegas

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This report documents the results of an intensive archaeological survey (TAC Permit 6604) for the 160 foot high self supporting Hollywood Park Telecommunications Tower (Project), in Bexar County, Texas. GTI Environmental, LLC (GTI) completed the intensive archaeological survey for the Project at the request of Terracon Consultants, Inc. (Terracon) on behalf of Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless), in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review of Effects on Historic Properties for Certain Undertakings Approved by the Federal Communications Commission (Nationwide PA [FCC 04-222]) with the Texas State …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Saws Westlakes Water Main Project, Bexar County, Texas, Melanie Nichols

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At the request of the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), an intensive archaeological survey was conducted by Pape-Dawson for the proposed Westlakes Water Main project located partially within the City of San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. The project will entail the installation of approximately 5.2 miles (8.4 kilometers) of new water line. Two tie-ins as well as a segment of the main alignment that crosses Loop 1604 will be bored beneath the roadways while the remainder of the line will be laid out in a trench and backfilled. The project will consist of a total area of roughly 24.5 …

Intensive Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Foster Road Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Virgina Moore

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On behalf of the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (Alamo RMA), Pape-Dawson conducted an intensive archaeological survey of a 2.53-kilometer (km) (1.57-mile) segment of North Foster Road in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The proposed project will extend along North Foster Road from Interstate 10 (IH 10) to East Houston Street (Farm-to-Market [FM] Road 1346), and will include expanding the existing twolane road to a four-lane road, consisting of two 3.7-meter (m) (12-foot [ft]) travel lanes, with a 1.8-m (6- ft) shoulder in each direction. The Area of Potential Effects (APE) is defined as the footprint of the existing right-of-way (ROW), …

Archaeological Investigations For The Proposed Mission County Park Tree Planting Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by the Bexar Heritage Program (CLIENT) to conduct archaeological investigations of two areas of Mission County Park in anticipation of the planting of 22 trees. The Mission County Park Tree Planting Project will be funded and managed by Bexar County, an entity of the State of Texas. As such, the project falls under the jurisdiction of Chapter 35 of the City of San Antonio Unified Development Code, as well as the Antiquities Code of Texas (Texas Natural Resource Code, Title 9, Chapter 191), by virtue of it representing a public undertaking.

The investigations …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The Cps Energy Research Plaza Street Light Installation Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by CPS Energy (CPSE) to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey for the installation of 14 overhead street lights, approximately 3,285 feet (1,001 meters [m]) of underground cable, and associated pull boxes within the soon-to-be constructed Research Plaza right-of-way (ROW) in southeastern San Antonio, Texas. The new city street will connect the existing ROW of Research Plaza at Boyle Road to Corpus Christi Highway and South Presa Street within the Brooks City Base community. Investigations consisted of an intensive pedestrian survey with shovel testing of the entire 0.43-mile (0.69-kilometer [km]) stretch of new …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The Brooks City Base Proposed Improvements Street And Drainage Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jason M. Whitaker, Antonio E. Padilla

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by the Brooks Development Authority (CLIENT) to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of 34.95 acres at the southern boundary of Brooks City Base between the southern terminus of South New Braunfels Avenue and the western terminus of Lyster Road. This survey was in advance of the connection of South New Braunfels Avenue with Lyster Road, the improvement of 3,500 linear feet of the existing Lyster Road right-of-way, the installation of utility lines (telecommunications, underground electric, potable and recycled water), as well as surface grading, installation of culverts, and the construction of a …

Cultural Resources Monitoring Of The San Antonio Water System Parland Place Water And Sewer Main Installation Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Steve A. Tomka

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by K FRIESE + ASSOCIATES (CLIENT), on behalf of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), to perform cultural resources monitoring investigations for the Parland Place Water and Sewer Replacement Project in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The undertaking involved the installation of a new sewer main, water main, and associated service connections within the Parland Place right-of-way (ROW) in northeastern downtown San Antonio. The Project Area began at the Parland Place–Broadway Street intersection and extended east for approximately 2,420 feet (738 meters [m]), intersecting Milton Street and Bellview Street, before terminating at New Braunfels …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Bexar County Agricultural Extension, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Kristi M. Nichols

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by Debra Dockery Architects (CLIENT) to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of 10.03 acres for the proposed Bexar County Agricultural Extension Station in Bexar County, Texas. All work was conducted in accordance with the Archeological Survey Standards for Texas as set forth by the Council of Texas Archeologists (CTA) and the Texas Historical Commission (THC) under Texas Antiquities Committee Permit Number 8403.

The cultural resources field investigations for the Bexar County Agricultural Extension Station was conducted on October 2, 2018. The investigations included a background review and a pedestrian survey augmented by …

Archaeological Investigations In Front Of The Spanish Governor’S Palace In Plaza De Armas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Kristi Miller Nichols

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In June of 2015, Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) was contracted by K. Friese + Associates to perform archaeological investigations related to the replacement of a section of water main located to the east of the Spanish Governor’s Palace and City of San Antonio (COSA) offices within the Vogel Belt Complex. Since the project was sponsored by a political subdivision of the state and impacted land owned by the COSA, it fell under the jurisdiction of the COSA’s Preservation Ordinance (Division 3, Article VI Historic Preservation and Urban Design, Texas Unified Development Code) administered by the Office of Historic Preservation …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Multiple Sewershed Package 6 Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward, Chris Matthews, Antonio E. Padilla

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by K FRIESE + ASSOCIATES (CLIENT), on behalf of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), to perform cultural resources investigations for the SAWS Package 6 Project. The project consists of the replacement and rehabilitation of four distinct locations (Location 1- 3 and Location 10) of existing sewer alignment throughout San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. SAWS will replace and rehabilitate the existing sewer alignment through a combination of non-ground disturbing robotic machinery and open-cut trenching excavations. Temporary work spaces for the construction include the existing SAWS easement, portions of other existing easements (i.e., overhead utility …

Archaeological Monitoring Of Utility Installations Between Dolorosa And Nueva Streets Immediately East Of Military Plaza, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Chris Matthews, Steve A. Tomka, Rhiana D. Ward

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In May and June, 2018, Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) was contracted by Davila Construction, Inc. (CLIENT), to conduct archaeological monitoring of construction associated with utility installations for the City Annex Project. The Project Area is located within a lot between Dolorosa and Nueva Streets in Downtown San Antonio, Bexar County Texas. The proposed project is located on lands controlled by the City of San Antonio (COSA) a political subdivision of the State of Texas. As such, the proposed project is subject to review under the City of San Antonio’s Unified Development Code (UDC) (Chapter 35 Article VI) and the …

Cultural Resources Investigations For The Multiple Sewershed Package 6 Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward, Chris Matthews, Antonio E. Padilla

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Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by K FRIESE + ASSOCIATES (CLIENT), on behalf of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), to perform cultural resources investigations for the SAWS Package 6 Project. The project consists of the replacement and rehabilitation of four distinct locations (Location 1- 3 and Location 10) of existing sewer alignment throughout San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. SAWS will replace and rehabilitate the existing sewer alignment through a combination of non-ground disturbing robotic machinery and open-cut trenching excavations. Temporary work spaces for the construction include the existing SAWS easement, portions of other existing easements (i.e., overhead utility …

Archaeological Monitoring For The San Pedro Avenue, Main Avenue, And Navarro Street Roundabout Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonia L. Figueroa, Paul Shawn Marceaux

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From March 2017 to February 2018, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted archaeological monitoring for the San Pedro Avenue, Main Avenue, and Navarro Street Roundabout Project in downtown San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Adams Environmental, Inc., on behalf of the City of San Antonio (COSA), contracted CAR to conduct the archaeological monitoring in association with road and utilities improvements. The project fell under COSA’s Unified Development Code (UDC) (Article 6 35-630 to 35-634) and required review by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) under the Antiquities Code of Texas. The archaeological …

Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation (Hparc) P3 Project: Testing And Monitoring For The Acequia Lofts Site Development, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jośe E. Zapata

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In 2017, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), in response to a request from 1968 Hemisfair LP on behalf of the Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation (HPARC), agreed to provide archaeological services for a Public Private Partnership (P3) project in Hemisfair Park located in downtown San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

The archaeological services for the HPARC P3 project relate to the construction of the Acequia Lofts, an eight-story, 151-unit apartment building and parking garage. The Scope of Work (SOW) for this project required monitoring the transplantation of five oak trees, monitoring site preparation …

Archeological Survey Of The Proposed Capitol Parks Little League Ball Fields, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Eloise F. Gadus, Damon Burden

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On April 10 and June 6, 2018, personnel with Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive archeological survey on 23.7 acres of undeveloped land to be utilized for the creation new Little League baseball fields just east of the intersection of Wurzbach Parkway and Wetmore Road in northeast San Antonio, Texas. This survey was conducted under the direction of Adams Environmental, Inc., for Cude Engineers, partially under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8379. The proposed development will be done as a private-public partnership. Most of the project area (23.0 acres) is privately owned land (Capitol Aggregates, Inc.). The public component of …

An Intensive Pedestrian Survey For The Proposed Rogers Ranch Segment Of The Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, José E. Zapata

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In May 2017, CAR staff completed a 100 percent pedestrian survey of the proposed Rogers Ranch segment of the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System for Adams Environmental, Inc. (AEI) on behalf of the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department. In addition to the pedestrian survey, the field crew was tasked with completing shovel tests along this 5.9-km segment or Area of Potential Effect (APE). The work was undertaken in order to identify and document all prehistoric and/or historic resources that might be impacted by the proposed trail, as required by the Texas Antiquities Code. Archaeological work was …

Archeological Survey Of Part Of Classen-Steubing Park And Conservation Easement, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Eloise Frances Gadus

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In April 2018, personnel from Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an intensive archeological survey of 120 acres of land associated with the proposed Classen-Steubing Park and conservation easement in north-central San Antonio, Texas, under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8404. The park location is north of Loop 1604 and just west of U.S. Highway 281. The full park development will cover about 204 acres. The western 84 acres of this were included in lands surveyed in 2017 for the Classen-Steubing Master Development Project, leaving 120 acres to be covered by this survey.

The field investigations identified three prehistoric Native American archeological …

Archeological Survey Of A Proposed Va Outpatient Clinic In The City Of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Heath Bentley, Joel Butler

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This report documents the results of an intensive archeological survey carried out in advance of construction of a proposed U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic on 25 privately-owned acres in the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The survey was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966. Archeologists from AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. (AmaTerra) visually inspected the entire Area of Potential Effects (APE) and excavated fourteen shovel tests in support of the survey. Approximately 13 acres of the APE were found to have been covered by large quantities of fill material on …

Archeological Survey Of Proposed Va Outpatient Clinic In The City Of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, Amy M. Goldstein, Joel Butler

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This report documents the results of an intensive archeological survey carried out in advance of construction of a proposed U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic on 14 acres owned by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. The survey was conducted in compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas under Permit No. 8415. Archeologists from AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. (AmaTerra) visually inspected the entire Area of Potential Effects (APE) and excavated 7 shovel tests in support of the survey. No new archeological sites were discovered as a result of the survey and no artifacts were observed within the APE. …

Archaeological Monitoring Of Improvements To Building 652, Port Of San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Nesta Anderson, Jacob Sullivan

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At the request of the Port of San Antonio, Pape-Dawson conducted archaeological monitoring of the proposed flood improvements to Building 652 at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. These improvements consisted of construction of walls on the north, south, and west sides of the building to protect the structure from flooding episodes due to road surface run off. These walls are approximately 1,016 feet (ft) (310 meters [m]) in total length, 1 ft (0.30 m) in width, and 3 ft (1 m) in depth.

Since this project is located on land owned by the Port of San Antonio, …

2015 Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey At The Alamo, Bexar County, Texas, Tiffany Osburn

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A ground-penetrating radar (GPR) investigation was conducted by members of the Archeology Division of the Texas Historical Commission at the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas on December 2, 2015. The purpose of the survey was to determine whether GPR is a suitable technology for mapping subsurface features on the site in advance of future archeological investigations or development. Nine separate GPR grids were surveyed to provide a broad sample of the areas that may retain buried historical features. The General Land Office of Texas owns and manages the Alamo. In compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas, the work …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The San Antonio Water System East Sewer Rehabilitation And Replacement Project Along The Rosillo Creek Floodplain, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Rhiana D. Ward

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In October 2016, Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI), was contracted by K FRIESE + ASSOCIATES (CLIENT), on behalf of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), to perform cultural resources investigations associated with a sewer replacement and rehabilitation project in southeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The purpose of the investigations was to determine whether cultural resources were located within the 69.5-acre Area of Potential Effects (APE) and, if feasible, assess their significance and eligibility for designation as State Antiquities Landmarks (SALs) and for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The project is located on both private land, and …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed San Antonio Water System E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), via its engineering contractor, Kimley Horn and Associates (KHA) and its environmental permitting contractor, CP&Y, Inc. (CP&Y), to conduct a cultural resources inventory survey and assessment for the proposed E-19 Wastewater Project, Segment 2, in northeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The proposed undertaking would involve a combination of replacement of an existing gravity wastewater pipeline as well as new construction. The Segment 2 right-of-way (ROW) begins at a hike-and-bike path located within the Salado Creek Greenway approximately 0.3 kilometer (0.2 mile) southeast of the intersection …

Archaeological Investigations Of The Proposed Brooks City Brooks City Base Connection Trail In Southeast San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla, Ashely E. Jones

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In October 2017, on behalf of Brooks Development Authority the San Antonio River Authority [SARA] (CLIENT) contracted Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to perform an intensive cultural resources survey of the proposed Brooks City Base Connection Trail southeast San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The CLIENT proposes to construct a 1,120 feet of a hike and bike trail that will connect Brooks City Base to an existing network of trails adjacent to Mission Reach. The majority of the project area is located on land owned by SARA and includes portions that extends into lands controlled by the City of San Antonio …

Archaeological Monitoring Of At&T Buried Cable Installation Along Hickman Street, North Flores Street, And Krempkau, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Antonio E. Padilla, Kristi Borzea

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In June 2017, AT&T (CLIENT) contracted Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to conduct archaeological monitoring of construction activities associated with the installation of new fiber optic lines along Hickman Street, Flores Street, and Kempkau. Archaeological monitoring of the proposed project was requested by the City of San Antonio’s Office of Historic Preservation (COSA-OHP) due to the projected alignment of the Azalán Acequia and proximity to San Pedro Springs Park. The project is located in central San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas and occured on lands owned or controlled by the City of San Antonio, a political subdivision of the State of …