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Intensive Archeological Survey For The Bridge Replacement On Farm-To-Market 1511 At Serasca Creek, Leon County, Texas, Mary Rodriguez

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On behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive archeological survey on April 16–17, 2018, of a potential bridge replacement consisting of approximately 2.4 acres of existing right-of-way (ROW) along Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 1511 in Leon County, Texas. Because the project will receive funding from the Federal Highways Administration, it qualifies as an undertaking as defined in Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 800.16(y) and, therefore, the work was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S. Code 306108). Furthermore, the project must also comply …

Data Recovery Excavations At Site 41hr751, Woodforest Road, Harris County, Texas, Nicola Hubbard, Linda Wootan Ellis, William Mcclure, Lee Nordt, Laurie Zimmerman

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41HR751 is located in southeastern Harris County, at the confluence of Greens Bayou and an unnamed tributary, both of which are part of the larger Buffalo Bayou/San Jacinto drainage system. 41HR751 was identified during a cultural resource survey of a 65-acre tract of land north of Interstate 10 that was undertaken for the Maxey Road Venture as mandated under United States Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, Permit Application 18735(02). The site falls along the proposed route for the extension of Woodforest Road between Maxey Road on the east, and Normandy Road on the west, and thus was recommended for …

Intensive Survey Of The Proposed Aragorn Solar Farm On University Lands, Culbertson County, Texas, Billy D. Turner, Solveig A. Turpin

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IP Aragorn LLC plans to develop a solar farm on a 1,765-acre tract on University Lands (UL) in Culberson County, Texas. In March and April 2018, Turpin and Sons Inc. (TAS) assessed the potential for significant cultural resources under the authority of Texas Antiquities Permit 8374 issued to UL, Aragorn and TAS with Jeff Turpin acting as Principal Investigator. The project area is a barren extent of interfluvial gypsum plain between the Rustler Hills on the east and the Delaware Mountains on the west. One previously recorded site, 41CU558, barely extends to the access road on the northeastern end of …

A Pedestrian Survey Of A Temporary Building Pad Site And A 1000-Ft Roadway Segment On The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville Campus, Cameron County, Texas, Mark P. Luzmoor

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In June 2015, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville (UTRGVB) (Client) contracted with Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to perform an intensive cultural resources survey for a temporary building pad site and a 1000-ft. road segment and accompanying parking lot to be constructed on the UTRGVB Campus, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. In addition, the asphalt pavement over an existing parking lot was to be removed. The project is sponsored and the right-ofway is owned by the University. Given these parameters, the project falls under the jurisdiction of the Antiquities Code of Texas as administered by the Texas Historical …

Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed William Ward Road, Springtown, Parker County, Texas, Brett Lang

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In April 2018, an intensive cultural resources survey of the proposed William Ward Road in Springtown, Parker County, Texas was completed in order to inventory all cultural resources prior to construction of the new road. The project corridor is entirely located from the intersection of Knob Road and Summerfield Court at the north end continuing south/southeast approximately 0.66 miles (1.06 kilometers) to Walnut Creek Drive. It is bordered to the north by residential development, to the south by Walnut Creek, with pastureland, hayfields, and oilfields in between. The current archeological project area consists of the entire footprint of the proposed …

Intensive Archaeological Survey For The Proposed City Of Conroe Outfall Relocation, Montgomery County, Texas, Susan E. Butler, Steve Cummins, Todd L. Butler

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On behalf of Carollo Engineers, Inc. and the City of Conroe, Texas, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive archaeological survey for the proposed City of Conroe Outfall Relocation project located southwest of the existing City of Conroe wastewater treatment facility in Montgomery County, Texas. The proposed project consists of the construction of a new pipeline and outfall structure within a 2,190-foot-long, 60-foot-wide corridor (approximately 3 acres in total), with potential depth of impact from 5 to 17 feet below surface.

Archaeological investigations were conducted in compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas (Texas Natural Resource Code, Title 9, Chapter …

Phase I Cultural Resource Survey Of The Texstar Epic Ngl Phase 2-Ramsey Terminal To Benedum Plant- Pipeline Project, Texas General Land Office Properties And Three Upland Sites, Reeves And Upton Counties, Texas, Charlotte Donald Pevny, Barry Bleichner, Joost Morsink, Genevieve Jones, Alex Leigh

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From January 8 through January 15, 2018, SEARCH completed a Phase I cultural resource survey of Texas General Land Office (GLO) properties in Reeves County, as part of the proposed Epic NGL Phase 2 Pipeline Project (Project). The Project is a joint venture between affiliates of TexStar Midstream Logistics, Ironwood Midstream Energy Partners, and Castleton Commodities International. Phase 2 of the Project consists of the installation of approximately 286.8 kilometers (178.2 miles) of 12-inch outside diameter (O.D.) pipeline that will be used to transport natural gas liquids from the Ramsey Terminal in Reeves County, Texas, to the Benedum Plant in …

Cultural Resources Investigation Of The Green Valley Special Utility Distinct Weil Road Fill Line Project, Guadalupe County, Texas, Zachary M. Overfield, Sophia Salgado, Brooke Bonorden

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At the request of Trihydro Corporation, SWCA conducted a cultural resources investigation of the 3.2-mile (5.1 kilometer [km]) Green Valley Special Utility District (GVSUD) Weil Road Fill Line Project area (Project) located in the extra-territorial jurisdictions of the Cities of Santa Clara and Cibolo, Guadalupe County, Texas. The Project alignment traverses privately owned land and existing roadways between the Canyon Regional Water Authority (CRWA) Wagner Booster Pump Station at 1084 West FM 78 in Cibolo, and the GVSUD Booster Pump Station at Weil Road in Marion. The southern terminus of the Project alignment is located approximately 2.5 miles (4.02 km) …

Archaeological Investigation At The Witcher Property Within The Proposed Lower Bois D'Arc Creek Reservoir Fannin County, Texas, Cody S. Davis, S. Alan Skinner

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North Texas Municipal Water District is proposing to build the Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir, northeast of Bonham in Fannin County, Texas. In 2011 and 2013, AR Consultants, Inc. conducted an intensive pedestrian survey of 30 percent of the proposed reservoir footprint (Davis et al. 2014). During the 2013 survey, one of the proposed high potential archaeological survey areas, (Q), crossed private property owned by Harold “Thump” Witcher. At the time, Mr. Witcher denied a request for survey access and survey areas Q1 and Q2 replaced area Q. Since that time, Mr. Witcher identified the presence of archaeological sites on …

Archaeological Survey Of Leander Independent School District’S Palmera Bluff Elementary School Site Project, Williamson County, Texas, C. Russ Shortes

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The Leander Independent School District (LISD) contracted Atkins North America (Atkins) to conduct a cultural resources investigation for the proposed Palmera Bluff Elementary School Site Project in western Williamson County, Texas. The project is located approximately 1 kilometer (km) (0.62 miles) southwest of the intersection of the South Fork of the San Gabriel River and Ronald Reagan Boulevard. The proposed work will consist of clearing and excavation to prepare for the construction of an elementary school and associated ancillary facilities. The following investigations were performed under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8308 in compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT) …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Or The Weatherford East Loop, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, Melissa M. Green, Emily Reed, Izabella Dennis, Sandra Shannon, Heather Goodson, Brett Lang

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Parker County proposes to build the eastern segment of a loop north of the City of Weatherford, in Parker County, Texas). This portion of the loop, designated East Loop, is approximately 6.65 miles long. It begins at the intersection of the eastern terminus of the Ric Williamson Memorial Highway (or West Loop) at State Highway 51 north of the city. The proposed route continues eastward for approximately 4 miles, crosses Farm-to-Market 730 before turning south for approximately 2 miles, crosses US Highway 180 at Center Point Road, and follows Center Point Road to terminate at Interstate Highway 20.

The East …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Proposed Knight Road Expansion, Fort Bend County, Texas, Jacob Hilton, Tony Scott

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In October 2017, Gray & Pape, Inc., of Houston, Texas, conducted an intensive pedestrian cultural resources survey on property subsuming a total of approximately 8.3 hectares (20.4 acres) proposed for the extension and expansion of Knight Road in Fort Bend County, Texas. This area is defined as the Area of Potential Effects. Because the project involves the City of Missouri City, a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project was assigned Antiquities Code Permit number 8189 by the Texas Historical Commission on October 5, 2017. The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has been identified as …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Proposed Knight Road Expansion, Fort Bend County, Texas, Jacob Hilton

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In October 2017, Gray & Pape, Inc., of Houston, Texas, conducted an intensive pedestrian cultural resources survey on property subsuming a total of approximately 8.3 hectares (20.4 acres) proposed for the extension and expansion of Knight Road in Fort Bend County, Texas. This area is defined as the Area of Potential Effects. Because the project involves the City of Missouri City, a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project was assigned Antiquities Code Permit number 8189 by the Texas Historical Commission on October 5, 2017. The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has been identified as …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’S Proposed University Lands 19-7 B 2h Well Pad Project In Loving County, Texas, Russell K. Brownlow

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On 19 January 2016, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s (Anadarko) proposed University Lands 19-7 B 2H Well Pad Project located in south-central Loving County, Texas (Project Area). The development of the Project Area will be privately funded and will not require any federal permitting or coordination. However, it is located on property owned by the University of Texas (UT). As UT is considered to be a political subdivision of the state, the undertaking falls under the regulations of the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). At the request of Whitenton Group, …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Basin G Sanitary Sewer Line City Of Lorena, Mclennan County, Texas, Caitlin Gulihur, Annn M. Scott

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Lorena Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #1 East has proposed the Basin G Sanitary Sewer Line project where approximately 7,400-linear-feet of wastewater line will be constructed in northeast Lorena, McLennan County, Texas. The project engineer, Kasberg Patrick and Associates LP, retained Terracon Consultants, Inc. to conduct a systematic, intensive pedestrian survey of the approximate 17-acre project area. Because Lorena TIRZ #1 East, a public private partnership with the City of Lorena, 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 …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Prosper High School #2 Project, Town Of Prosper, Collin County, Texas, Christopher Goodmaster, Anne Gibson, Kevin Stone, Thomas Chapman

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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 Prosper High School #2 Project in the Town of Prosper, Collin County, Texas. The direct APE encompasses approximately 129 acres (ac) and was comprised of a 100- ac proposed school site fronting Coit Road with an associated 2.1-mile (mi; 29-ac) sanitary sewer pipeline corridor that extends west, along Parvin Branch from the proposed school location to Preston Road (State Highway [SH] 289). As the Town of Prosper is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, it …

One Gas, Inc’S Proposed Sh 130 5.2-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline Travis County, Texas, Debra L. Beene

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ONE Gas, Inc./Texas Gas Service (One Gas) is proposing to construct and operate the approximate SH 130 5.2-mile natural gas pipeline along the east side of State Highway 130 (SH 130) in the north, the west side of SH 130 in the south, the south side of Moore Road, and the east side of Blocker Lane in Travis County, Texas. This proposed Project may require permitting through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404). In the Desktop Review, Apex biologists identified four potential waters of the United States as part of …

Intensive Archeological Survey For The Proposed Red Oak Interceptor Segment 40ro-1, Red Oak Creek Regional Water System, Ellis County, Texas, Melissa M. Green

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The Trinity River Authority has proposed the construction of approximately 1.2 miles of 48-inch sewer line along Red Oak Creek in Ellis County, Texas. The proposed interceptor would extend from just east of Farm-to-Market Road 342/South Central Boulevard to the Red Oak Creek Regional Water System Plant in Red Oak, and would be constructed within a 100-foot-wide combined temporary and permanent easement. The entire line is proposed for open trenching, except at Shawnee Road near the north end of the project, where the pipeline will be bored. Depths of impacts are expected to be no greater than 15 feet. An …

2017 Annual Report: Cultural Resources Surveys Conducted For 30 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Projects On General Land Office Property In Reeves County, Texas, Russell K. Brownlow

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During the 2017 calendar year, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted intensive cultural resources surveys for 30 proposed Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) projects located on property owned by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) in Reeves County, Texas (Project Areas). These projects included well pads, access roads, and pipeline rights-of-way (ROWs). All 30 projects were privately funded and did not require any federal permitting or coordination. However, as the GLO is considered to be a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the portions of the 30 projects on GLO property all fell under the regulations of the Antiquities Code …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Boyce Lane At Harris Branch, Travis County, Texas, Dan Rodriguez, Steve Carpenter

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On behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive archeological survey on February 23, 2018, of a potential bridge replacement consisting of approximately 1.5 acres of existing right-of-way (ROW) along Boyce Lane over Harris Branch in Travis County, Texas. Because the project will receive funding from the Federal Highways Administration, it qualifies as an undertaking as defined in Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 800.16(y) and, therefore, the work was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S. Code 306108). Furthermore, the project must also …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of A 5.46-Mile Segment Of The Proposed Orla Residue Gas Pipeline On Texas Public Lands In Reeves County, Texas, Brianne Sisneros

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Project Title. Intensive Cultural Resources Survey of a 5.46-Mile Segment of the Proposed Orla Residue Gas Pipeline on Texas Public Lands in Reeves County, Texas.

SWCA Project Number. 40216

Project Description. SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of portions of the proposed Orla Residue Gas Pipeline. The pipeline extends from the Cryo Plant near Orla in Reeves County, through Ward County, to a location approximately 111 km (69 miles) to the south near Coyanosa in Pecos County, Texas. In Reeves County, the proposed pipeline would span approximately 8.79 km (5.46 miles) of lands managed by the …

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 …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Proposed Angelina Gas Facility Meter Site, Angelina County, Texas, C. Wesley Mattox, Hannah Curry- Shearouse

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On behalf of Align Midstream Partners (Align), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted a cultural resources survey for the proposed Angelina Gas Facility Meter Site project. Align proposes to construct a gas metering system adjacent to an existing pipeline corridor, encompassing a project area of approximately 0.25 acres in total. For the purposes of this report, this 0.25-acre area is considered the direct area of potential effect (APE); however, SWCA anticipates that the actual construction footprint will be a reduced area. The indirect APE included all properties which intersect a 1,300-foot buffer beyond the boundary of the direct APE. During the …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Santa Rita Elementary School City Of Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas, Caitlin Gulihur, Ann M. Scott

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Georgetown Independent School District has proposed the Santa Rita Elementary School project where school facilities will be constructed on approximately 14.33 acres of land east of Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas. Georgetown Independent School District (GISD) retained Terracon Consultants, Inc. to conduct a systematic, intensive pedestrian survey of the approximate 14.33-acre project area. Because 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. In addition, the survey meets the standards for compliance under Section 106 of the …

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 …

Archeological Survey Of Roadway Improvements Along Fm 186 Dimmit County, Texas., Christopher Ringstaff

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On March 15, 2018, TxDOT conducted an intensive archeological survey for the proposed to FM 186 roadway improvement project. The project consists of a minor road widening This proposed project would widen FM 186 from two 12-ft. wide travel lanes with 2-ft. wide shoulders to two 12-ft. wide travel lanes with 4-ft. wide shoulders for approximately 8.8 miles along FM 186 from Castellaw Road to the FM 186 terminus in Dimmit County, Texas. Culvert replacements are planned for seven small tributary streams along the APE. No new ROW or easements are proposed for the project. Given the limited ground disturbing …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed City Of Llano West Ranch Road 152 Pedestrian Sidewalk Improvement Project, Llano County, Texas, Ashely Eyeington, Mercedes C. Cody, Victoria Meyers

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SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA), at the request of Steger & Bizzell Engineering, Inc. (S&B), and on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Austin District, and the City of Llano, Texas, conducted intensive cultural resources survey of the proposed City of Llano Ranch Road (RR) 152 Pedestrian Sidewalk Improvements Project (CSJ: 0396-09-021). The proposed sidewalk would extend from approximately 0.085 mile (448.8 feet) east of Post Oak Street to 0.031 mile (163.7 feet) west of Mallone Street, just east of Flag Creek. As the project would occur on property owned by TxDOT and the City of Llano, both political …

Archeological Survey Of An Antiquities Conservation Grant Easement In Service Of The Pipeline, Reeves County, Texas, Jon J. Dowling

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Between April 3 and 4, 2018, Blanton & Associates, Inc. (B&A), on behalf of KMF Water LLC, at the request of Kimmeridge Energy, conducted an archeological survey within a portion of an Antiquities Conservation Grant Easement (ACGE) located within the Nicolls Tract in service of the Kimmeridge Energy Pipeline in Reeves County, Texas. A 100-percent visual inspection of the 0.62-acre project area was conducted, complemented by eight shovel tests and two creek-bank scrapings. No significant deposits eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and/or designation as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL) were encountered within the project …

A Cultural Resources Survey Of The Hctra Shte-77 Tollway Widening Project, Southeast Harris County, Texas, Eleanor Stoddart

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On February 12 and 14, 2018, Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc., conducted an intensive pedestrian archeological survey of seven separate permit areas (within four separate tracts of land) located along the Sam Houston Parkway toll road. The tracts are spread over a 2.83 km (1.76 mile) length portion of the roadway, from just north of Green Shadows Drive to north of Pine Street, in Pasadena, Texas. The tracts will be developed into detention basins, with an expected depth of impact of eight feet. The project areas are depicted on the current Pasadena USGS quad map (2995-413), in southeastern Harris County, Texas. …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Eden Road Realignment Project, City Of Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, Thomas Chapman, Alexandra Younger, Christopher Goodmaster, Anne Gibson

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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 Eden Road Realignment Project in the City of Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. As the City of Arlington is a political entity of the State of Texas, it is required to comply with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). In addition, as the project will require a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Nationwide Permit (NWP) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project are subject to the provisions of the National …