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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 …

Cultural Resources Surveys Conducted During December 2014 South Eagle Ford Zone Atascosa, La Salle, And Mcmullen Counties, Scott Justen, Reign Clark, Ron Ralph

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During the month of December 2014, Goshawk Environmental Consulting, Inc. (Goshawk) conducted seven cultural resources surveys within the Eagle Ford Play, South Eagle Ford Zone, at the request of EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG). The seven project areas subjected to cultural resources investigations included the proposed Cashen to Pena-Butts Gathering Pipeline, Quail to Quail A Gathering Pipeline, Dall to Warthog Gathering Pipeline, Tangerine Unit Gathering Pipeline, Cuellar Unit #7H and #8H Access Road, Galaxy Unit #1H Access Road, and Quail Unit #11 Flowline. Except where noted, each Area of Potential Effect (APE) was a 75-foot (23-meter [m]) wide Right-of-Way (ROW) consisting …

Intensive Archeological Survey Of Potential Shaft Locations Along The Proposed City Of Austin Parmer Lane Wastewater Interceptor, Travis And Williamson Counties, Texas, Chris Dayton

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n January and April 2014, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within six proposed work areas, primarily potential shaft locations, along a proposed 3.7-kilometer (km) or 2.8-mile wastewater interceptor pipeline adjacent to Parmer Lane, also known as Farm-to-Market (FM) Road 734 in northwest Austin, Travis and Williamson Counties, Texas. The six areas—two along the southwest side of Parmer Lane and four along the northeast side— cover a total of 9.7 hectares or 24 acres. The work was carried out for the City of Austin under Texas Antiquities Permit 6713 by Cox|McLain Environmental …

Archeological Survey For The Proposed Singing Hills Recreation Center Dallas County, Texas, Melissa M. Green

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On December 29, 2014, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to evaluate potential archeological impacts associated with the proposed construction of a new recreation center within an approximately 10-acre (4-hectare) parcel in south central Dallas County, Texas. Melissa M. Green (Principal Investigator) of Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. (CMEC) carried out the survey for City of Dallas Park and Recreation, a subentity of the State of Texas, under the Antiquities Code of Texas (9 TNRC 191). CMEC conducted the survey under Texas Antiquities Permit 7121.

Ground surface visibility across most of the 10-acre area of potential effects (APE) was …

Cultural Resources Investigations Of The Lively Sewer Line Extension Project, Williamson County, Texas, Ken Lawrence, Alamea N. Young, Matthew Carter

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On behalf of Sentinel Land Company and a Municipal Utility District (MUD), SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey for the proposed Lively Sewer Line Extension Project in Williamson County, Texas. The project area is located between the communities of Leander and Georgetown, Texas, approximately 3 miles southeast of the State Highway (SH) 29 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard intersection. In anticipation of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permitting regulations, the proposed project is subject to review in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 USC 470) and its implementing regulations (36 …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey For El Paso Natural Gas Project: Texas Gas Service Line Expansion Lateral And Meter Station, El Paso County, Texas, Kimberly Parker

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This report details the results of an intensive archaeological survey by SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) for the proposed El Paso Natural Gas Project: Texas Gas Service Line Expansion Lateral and Meter Station. El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) is proposing to extend the existing Line No. 20121 approximately 3.59 miles, install the Transmountain Delivery Meter Station (TDMS), and install a new pressure regulating station in order to supply Texas Gas Service Company with additional natural gas. The pipeline lateral would be constructed within an existing utility corridor, approximately 50 percent of which would be …

State Highway (Sh) 317retention, Eric R. Oksanen

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On January 15, 2015, archeologists from Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Environmental Affairs Division-Archeological Studies Branch conducted a reconnaissancelevel survey of 3 acres of a five acre tract adjacent to State Highway 317 in Bell County, north of the City of Belton. The property will be excavated for a stormwater retention pond. The survey found shallow rocky soils and exposures of limestone bedrock throughout the project area. Historic maps indicated a house structure with the project area. No standing structures remain on the property; there is the remains of a collapsed shed-like structure measuring 5-x5 meters, a collapsed smaller pen-like …

Supplemental Intensive Archaeological Survey For The Proposed Los Vientos Iv Wind Energy Project, Brandon Richards

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On February 19 and 25, 2015, Energy Renewal Partners, LLC (Energy Renewal) carried out an intensive pedestrian survey on a proposed portion of the Los Vientos IV Wind Energy Project site located on Texas General Land Office (GLO) land. Brandon Richards served as the Principal Investigator, and was aided by Jennifer Klingshirn. The survey area (“Project Area,” Area of Potential Effect, or “APE”) consisted of approximately 4.1 acres of upland mesquite pasture, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Rio Grande City, in Starr County, Texas. The purpose of the intensive survey was to supplement the 126 acres surveyed in …

Bear Creek Interceptor Tarrant County, Texas, Molly A. Hall

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The Trinity River Authority is proposing to construct the 5.1-milong Bear Creek Interceptor in Tarrant County, Texas. The north end of the pipeline is in Grapevine’s Parr Park and the route follows Big Bear Creek through Wall-Farrar Nature Park, Bear Creek Park, across TX 360 and TX 121, through D/FW Airport property, and terminates on the south in the Hyatt Bear Creek Golf Course. AR Consultants, Inc. (ARC) was contracted to survey the route and conducted the survey December 30, 2014 and January 8, 2015. Though the route crosses two previously recorded sites (41TR24 and 41TR26), no evidence of these …