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Short Report On The Archaeological Investigations Of The City Of Del Rio's San Felipe Hike And Bike Trail Improvements Project Val Verde County, Texas, Josh Haefner

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Hicks & Company archaeologists, working on behalf of Naismith Engineering Incorporated (Naismith) and the City of Del Rio (the City), recently conducted an intensive archaeological survey for the City’s proposed San Felipe Hike and Bike Trail Improvements Project located in downtown Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas (Figure 1). According to current design plans, the proposed project consists of the renovation of approximately 285 linear meters (938 linear feet) of existing hike and bike trail within a two-meter (six-foot) wide corridor and the creation of approximately 378 linear meters (1239 linear feet) of hike and bike trail within a three-meter …

Intensive Archeological Survey And Construction Monitoring For Vfw Boulevard Drainage Improvements Segments 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Chris Dayton

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In June 2012, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources on public land prior to the construction of drainage and roadway improvements along VFW Boulevard from Roosevelt Avenue, which is also a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) roadway known as Spur 536, to Padre Drive in southeastern San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. From April 2013 to October 2014, construction-phase excavations were monitored. The work was carried out for Bexar County (the County) under Texas Antiquities Permit 6260. Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. (CMEC) conducted the survey and monitoring under contract to HNTB Corporation.

The …

A Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed Water And Sewer Line Project On Sh-16 Helotes, Bexar County, Texas, Kristi Miller Nichols, Mark P. Luzmoor

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In November 2014, LNV Engineers (CLIENT) contracted with Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to perform an intensive cultural resources survey along State Highway (SH) 16 for a proposed water and sewer line project in Helotes, Bexar County, Texas. The project occurred within the existing SH-16 Rightof Way (ROW). The purpose of this survey was to locate surface exposed or buried cultural deposits with the project area. The project is sponsored by the City of Helotes. Therefore, the proposed project falls under the Antiquities Code of Texas as administered by the Texas Historical Commission (THC). The project was carried out between …

Archaeological Survey For The El Paso Natural Gas Line Nos. 2034 And 2058 Replacement And Lowering At Interstate 10, El Paso County, Texas, S. Jerome Hesse

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Project Title. Archaeological Survey for the El Paso Natural Gas Line Nos. 2034 and 2058 Replacement and Lowering at Interstate 10, El Paso County, Texas

SWCA Project Number. 31400

Project Description. SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an archaeological background review and intensive pedestrian survey for the El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI), Line Nos. 2034 and 2058 replacement and lowering at Interstate 10 project to determine whether the undertaking would impact any significant archaeological resources.

Location. The project construction workspace will encompass land owned by EPNG, the City of El Paso Texas, and the …

An Intensive Survey Of 1.9-Acres On The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, Mark P. Luzmoor

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In January 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 of approximately 2.5-acres for the proposed construction of a new Academic Educational Building on the UTRGVB Campus, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. A previous survey in 2002 investigated 0.6-acres of the southern portion of the APE reducing the current project area to 1.9-acres. The project is owned by the UTRGVB. Since the project area is currently owned by a political subdivision of the state, the project falls under the Antiquities Code of Texas as …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed 12.5-Acre Colonial Crossing Apartments Tract, Belton, Bell County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by the Mason Joseph Company, Inc. (MJC) on behalf of a private real estate developer to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment for the proposed development of the Colonial Crossing apartment complex on a 5.1-hectare (ha) (12.5-acre [ac]) tract in Belton, Bell County, Texas. The proposed tract is located southeast of the intersection of State Highway (SH) 121 Loop and Farmto-Market Road (FM) 93 (also known as Nolan Valley Road). The Area of Potential Effect (APE) consists of the entire 5.1-ha (12.5-ac) parcel within which proposed construction would occur.

The proposed …

A Cultural Resources Survey Of The Proposed Town Creek/Haeckerville Road Levee Project, Cibolo, Guadalupe County, Texas, Kristi Miller Nichols, Mark P. Luzmoor

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In December 2014, Vickery and Associates (Client) contracted with Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to perform an intensive cultural resources survey of approximately 111-acres for the proposed Town Creek/Haeckerville Road Levee Project in Cibolo, Guadalupe County, Texas. The City of Cibolo is proposing improvements to the floodplain of Town Creek in Guadalupe County, Texas. The project consists of approximately 1.5 miles of drainage improvements, channel modifications, and minor levee or earth embankment construction along Town Creek. The project also will involve the reconstruction of Haeckerville Road and modifications to Schaeffer Road from S. Main to Haeckerville Road. The project easement …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Hutto Independent School District’S Proposed 16.7-Acre Elementary School No. 6 Tract, Hutto, Williamson County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Hutto Independent School District (ISD) to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory and assessment of the proposed location of Hutto ISD’s Elementary School No. 6 Project. The proposed Elementary School No. 6 tract consists of an approximately 6.8-hectare (16.7-acre) tract located east of the Park at Brushy Creek residential subdivision, extending eastwards from the eastern end of Holbrooke Street. For purposes of the cultural resources survey, the project area was considered to consist of the entire 6.8-hectare (16.7-acre) tract, though construction-related activities would be restricted to approximately the southern half of the …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey For Goforth Road Between Ih-35 And Kyle Parkway, Kyle, Hays County, Texas, Mark P. Luzmoor, Kristi Miller Nichols

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In December 2014, Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, Inc. (Client) contracted with Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) to perform an intensive cultural resources survey along Goforth Road between Interstate Highway (IH)-35 and Kyle Parkway for the expansion of the Right-Of-Way (ROW) and the installation of storm sewer inlets, manholes and one bridge in Kyle, Hays County, Texas. The purpose of this survey was to determine whether cultural resources were located within the Area of Potential Effect (APE), and if feasible, assess their significance and eligibility for designation as State Antiquities Landmarks (SALs) and for listing on the National Register of Historic …

Cultural Resources Intensive Survey For The Proposed Cypress Creek Hike And Bike Trail For Timber Lane Utility District, Harris County, Texas, Paul M. Matchen, Trisha- Ann P. Gonzales

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The Timber Lane Utility District plans to construct a hike and bike trail adjacent to and across Cypress Creek in the unincorporated town of Spring, Harris County, Texas. The project would begin north of Cypress Creek with connection to the existing Timber Lane Park paved trail system and would terminate south of Cypress Creek near Werrington subdivision.

The area of potential effect (APE) includes the construction limits and all areas subject to temporary disturbance during construction. The width of the proposed paved trail varies from 10 feet to 20 feet, with a 14 to 24-foot wide cleared trail corridor, and …

Cultural Resources Survey For The Montana Vista Proposed Wastewater Facility System, El Paso County, Texas, Elia Perez

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TRC conducted an intensive, linear pedestrian survey of two proposed option routes for residential wastewater collectors for the Montana Vista Proposed Wastewater Facility System in East El Paso. The project area is located within El Paso County, Texas. The project proposes approximately 188,285 feet of 8-inch sewer lines throughout the residential streets, which will reach depths of approximately 25 feet. A proposed collection line will run along Greg Rd/Edgemere Blvd for approximately 13,150 feet. This collector line will consist of 12-inch, 15-inch, and 18-inch sewer pipes that will reach depths of approximately 35 feet. This proposed collector line will tie …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey For The Proposed North Silsbee Drainage Improvements Project, Hardin County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon), was selected by Future Link Technologies, Inc. (Future Link), on behalf of Hardin County, to conduct a cultural resources inventory survey and assessment for the proposed North Silsbee Drainage Improvements Project in northeastern Hardin County, Texas. The proposed undertaking would involve construction of an approximately 4.2-hectare (10.5-acre) storm water detention pond and channel improvements to 2 existing drainages. “Drainage No. 1” consists of an approximately 556.4-meter- (1,825.0- foot-) long segment of Mill Creek extending from Cravens Camp Road southward along the western boundary of the Quail Hollow residential subdivision to the northern boundary of the …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of The 14.3-Acre Doughtie West Tract And Proposed Farm-To-Market Road 2978 Storm Water Detention Pond No. 4, Montgomery County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Toll Brothers, Inc. (Toll Brothers) on behalf of Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 137 (MCMUD137) to conduct an intensive archeological inventory survey and assessment of the approximately 5.8- hectare (14.3-acre) Doughtie West tract. The Doughtie West tract is located in a forested area between Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 2978 on the west and Conroe Huffsmith Road on the east, approximately 4.8 kilometers (3.0 miles) southwest of the community of Oklahoma in southwestern Montgomery County, Texas. MCMUD137 is proposing to construct and own an approximately 3.2-hectare (8.0-acre) storm water detention pond within the …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey For The Proposed Coon Marsh Gully Drainage Improvements Project, Hardin County, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens

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Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by Future Link Technologies, Inc. (Future Link) on behalf of Hardin County to conduct a cultural resources inventory survey and assessment of the proposed Coon Marsh Gully Drainage Improvements Project in south-central Hardin County, Texas. The proposed undertaking would involve channel improvements along an approximately 2.6-kilometer- (1.6-mile-) long segment of Coon Marsh Gully and an approximately 1.4-kilometer- (0.9-mile-) long artificial diversion channel that wind through the Pinewood Estates residential subdivision between State Highway (SH) 105 on the south and Pine Island Bayou on the north. For purposes of the cultural resources survey, it …

Fm 8 At Hog Creek, Eastland County, Texas Brownwood District, Ken Lawrence, Steve Carpenter, Mercedes Cody

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On March 11, 2015, and on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), SWCA Environmental Consultants conducted an intensive cultural resources survey with systematic mechanical excavations at the Farm-to-Market (FM) 8 and Hog Creek crossing in Eastland County. These investigations for the Austin District were conducted for the proposed replacement of an existing bridge. The work was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 USC 306108) and the Antiquities Code of Texas (9 NRC 191). Jon Budd served as Principal Investigator under Texas Antiquities Code Permit No. 7140.

The maximum depth of impacts …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The 7.0-Acre Frontier Park Improvement Project In Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, Jennifer L. Cochran

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On 15 January 2015, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of the City of Round Rock’s Frontier Park Improvement Project in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas (Project Area). The Project Area is located approximately 150.0 feet (ft) (45.8 meters [m]) south of the intersection of Chisholm Valley Drive and Frontier Trail in Round Rock, Texas. The proposed project entails conducting general improvements within the existing Frontier Park location, including minor modifications to the existing Frontier Park trail right-of-way (ROW) within the Project Area. The Area of Potential Effect (APE) for the Project Area totals 7.0 …

Cultural Resources Surveys Conducted During December 2014 Central Eagle Ford Zone Gonzales, De Witt, Karnes, And Wilson Counties, Reign Clark, Scott Justen, Ron Ralph

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During the month of December 2014, Goshawk Environmental Consulting, Inc. (Goshawk) conducted two cultural resources surveys within the Eagle Ford Play, Central Eagle Ford Zone at the request of EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG). The two project areas subjected to cultural resources investigations included the proposed Ginobili-Leonard Gathering Pipeline and HB Unit #1H, #2H, and #3H Access Road. Except where noted, each Area of Potential Effect (APE) was a 75-foot (23-meter [m]) wide Right-of-Way (ROW) consisting of a 50-foot (15-m) wide permanent easement and a 25-foot (8-m) wide temporary construction easement. Investigations were conducted by Goshawk archeologists Reign Clark and Scott …

Cultural Resources Survey For A Proposed Detention Pond For The City Of Richmond, In Fort Bend, County, Texas, Rachel Perrine, David Treichel

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HRA Gray & Pape, LLC, of Houston, Texas conducted an intensive pedestrian cultural resources survey on approximately 3.72 hectares (9.2 acres) of property proposed for the construction of a detention pond in the City of Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas.

The goals of the survey were to determine if the proposed undertaking would affect any previously identified archaeological sites as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (36 CFR 800), and to assess the presence of previously unidentified buried archaeological resources within the Project’s Area of Potential Effects. All fieldwork and reporting activities …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Within The 586.0-Acre Flat Creek Mitigation Bank Project, Henderson County, Texas, Jennifer L. Cochran

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On 21 and 22 April 2015, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey within the 586.0-acre Flat Creek Mitigation Bank Project in Henderson County, Texas (Project Area). Although the Project Area is located on private property and will be developed and maintained with private funds, the enhancement of US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional wetland areas within the mitigation bank via vegetation planting activities will require the usage of a Nationwide Permit (NWP) issued by the USACE. As an NWP is a federal permit, the undertaking also falls under the regulations of Section 106 of …

Archaeological Monitoring Of The Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center Expansion Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Chris R. Murray, Pollyanna Held, Steve A. Tomka, Kristi Nichols

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Project Control of Texas, Inc. (CLIENT) has contracted with Raba Kistner Environmental, Inc. (RKEI) on behalf of the City of San Antonio (COSA) to perform archaeological services for the proposed Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center (HBGCC) Expansion Project in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. RKEI performed an intensive pedestrian survey and subsequent construction monitoring activities over a period of eighteen months beginning in April 2013 and ending in September 2014. The expansion took place to the east and north of the current Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, bounded by IH-37 on the east, Market Street on the north and Hemisfair …