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Rockwall To Royse City Pipeline Route Rockwall County, Texas, Molly A. Hall, Nick Coleman

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North Texas Municipal Water District is proposing to construct a 3.05- mile-long pipeline and a storage tank area (measuring up to 4.7 acres) in Rockwall County, Texas. The combination of permanent and temporary easements varies along the route but they are never wider than 70 ft combined. AR Consultants, Inc. (ARC) was contracted to survey the route and conducted the survey March 17 and 26, 2015. No prehistoric archaeological sites were found during the survey. This follows the predictions made prior to field work which were based on the project area’s location in the upper reaches of the Camp Creek …

Backhoe Trenching In The Proposed Center Street Expansion Right-Of-Way Pasadena, Harris County, Texas, David M. Yelacic

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Harris County plans to extend Center Street from its current position just south of the intersection at Fairmont Parkway to residential area across Armand Bayou. As a result of public funding and property involved with the proposed project, an intensive pedestrian survey of the proposed linear right-of-way was conducted to complete permitting requirements of the Antiquities Code of Texas, enforced by the Texas Historical Commission. The survey was performed under Antiquities Permit Number 7067, issued to David M. Yelacic, who also carried out fieldwork and subsequent reporting.

A total of four trenches, two on either side of Armand Bayou, were …

Stone Creek Park Rockwall County, Texas, Molly A. Hall

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The City of Rockwall is proposing to construct the 14.4-acre Stone Creek Park on the northwest corner of John King Boulevard and Featherstone Drive in Rockwall, Texas. AR Consultants, Inc. (ARC) was contracted to survey the route and conducted the survey March 6, 2015. No prehistoric or historic archaeological sites were found during the survey. This follows the predictions made prior to field work which were based on the project area’s location in the upper reaches of the Thompson Branch Watershed. Given the results of this survey, AR Consultants, Inc. recommends that further cultural resource investigations are unnecessary for this …

A Cultural Resources Investigations For The Ramsey North Residue Line Project, Reeves And Culberson Counties, Texas, Cherie K. Walth, Kimberly Parker, Meaghan Trowbridge, Adrian Martinez

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This report details the results of an intensive archaeological survey by SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) for the proposed Ramsey North Residue Line (Residue Line). The 51-cmdiameter (20-inch-diameter) Residue Line will be located in Reeves and Culberson Counties, Texas (2.35 and 7.21 km [1.46 and 4.48 miles], respectively) and Eddy County, New Mexico (4.83 km [3.0 miles]). The line will start at the Ramsey Gas Plant in Reeves County, Texas, and then run northwest for approximately 14.5 km (9 miles), largely following existing rights-of-way (ROWs). The Residue Line will be constructed in a 15-m-wide (50-foot-wide) ROW. The 15-m (50-foot) ROW in …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of The Usace Jurisdictional Areas Within The 153.0-Acre Cuatro Vientos Tract In Webb County, Texas, Russell K. Brownlow

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On 21 April 2015, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional areas within the 153.0-acre Cuatro Vientos tract located just southeast of Laredo in Webb County, Texas (Project Area). In all, the USACE jurisdictional areas within the Project Area total approximately 13.6 acres along opposing sides of an unnamed tributary of Chacon Creek. Although the Project Area consists of private property and will be developed with private funds, its development will require the usage of a Nationwide Permit (NWP) issued by the USACE. As NWPs are federal …

A Cultural Resources Investigation For The Ramsey North Residue Line Project, Reeves And Culberson Counties, Texas, Cherie K. Walth, Kimberly Parker, Meaghan Trowbridge, Adrian Martinez

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This report details the results of an intensive archaeological survey by SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) for the proposed Ramsey North Residue Line (Residue Line). The 51-cmdiameter (20-inch-diameter) Residue Line will be located in Reeves and Culberson Counties, Texas (2.35 and 7.21 km [1.46 and 4.48 miles], respectively) and Eddy County, New Mexico (4.83 km [3.0 miles]). The line will start at the Ramsey Gas Plant in Reeves County, Texas, and then run northwest for approximately 14.5 km (9 miles), largely following existing rights-of-way (ROWs). The Residue Line will be constructed in a 15-m-wide (50-foot-wide) ROW. The 15-m (50-foot) ROW in …

Sixmile Creek Drainage Improvements, Project Sa-43 Bexar County, Texas, Karl W. Kibler

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On June 2–3, 2014, Prewitt and Associates, Inc., conducted an archeological survey for proposed drainage improvements along a ca. 2,800-foot (ft) (853 meter [m]) segment of the Sixmile Creek channel downstream from Roosevelt Avenue in San Antonio, Texas. Desktop research and an earlier field reconnaissance found that the Area of Potential Effects (APE) has little to no potential of yielding significant archeological resources based on the geologic and geomorphic setting and twentieth-century channel and landscape modifications. Based on these findings, the current investigations focused on two known cultural resources near the APE: the Stinson #1 cemetery (part of 41BX789) and …

A Cultural Resources Survey For The Donna Independent School District’S Aquatic Center And Walking Trail Project, Donna, Hidalgo County, Texas, Herbert G. Uecker, James E. Warren

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In late April, 2015, Archaeology Consultants, Inc., performed a cultural resources survey for the Donna Independent School District Aquatic Center and Walking Trail Project in Hidalgo County, Texas. About 6.65 acres was surveyed. The location of the project area within public school district property and within a region known to contain numerous archeological sites prompted the Texas Historical Commission to recommend the survey for compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas. The Commission issued Texas Antiquities Permit 7163 for the survey.

The survey included a search of the Commission’s Texas Archeological Sites Atlas for previous surveys and recorded archaeological sites …

A Cultural Resources Survey Of The Lindale Community Park Smith County, Texas, Victor Galan, Joshua O' Banion

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In July 2014 Deep East Texas Archaeological Consultants (DETAC) conducted a cultural resource management survey of the proposed Lindale Community Park with National Recreational Trails Funds administered by Texas Parks and Wildlife. The initial phase of park development is a cement walking trail, trail side amenities, and three parking areas; however, future development will impact a majority of the park property; therefore, the entire property (9.6 hectare (23.6 acres)) was surveyed. The pedestrian survey was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit #6931 in compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas. The investigations included a combination of visual examination, shovel testing, and …

A Cultural Resource Survey Of The Memorial Woods Town Home Removal Project, Harris County, Texas, Eleanor Stoddart

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On February 25, 2015, Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc., conducted a cultural resource survey investigation of the Memorial Woods Town Home Complex prior to the removal of several homes, near a section of Spring Branch, in central Harris County, Texas. The objectives of the investigation were to locate and identify cultural materials, sites, or historic properties within the proposed impact area, and to prepare management recommendations regarding any identified resources. The investigations were conducted for the Harris County Flood Control District (Project ID Z100-00-00- H042), under Texas Antiquities Permit Number 7188. An intensive pedestrian field survey of the project area was …

Legacy U47-2aer And U22-19aer Pipeline Rows University Lands, Crockett And Reagan Counties, Texas, Terry Burgess

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In January 2015, TAS Inc. conducted a pedestrian survey of two proposed pipelines in northern Crockett and southern Reagan counties. The U22-19Aer pipeline right-of-way (ROW) would run in a generally SE-NW direction for .714 miles (1.149 km), covering 6.49 acres, and the U47-2Aer ROW generally SW-NE for 2.34 miles (3.83 km), covering 21.27 acres. These pipelines would converge at a facility in SE Reagan County. The proposed ROWs cross University Lands Block 48, Sections 22, 23, and 24, and Block 47, Section 2. The proposed pipelines are approximately 10 mi (16 km) southeast of the town of Big Lake. The …

Smart Sand Partners, Lp Railway Yard University Lands, Reagan County, Texas, Terry Burgess

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In February 2015, TAS Inc. conducted a pedestrian survey of a proposed railway yard in south central Reagan County. The roughly rectangular tract lies just south of US Highway 67 about 5.5 miles west of the town of Big Lake. This location would span most of the distance between US Highway 67 and the TXPF railroad (formerly Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe) within University Lands Block 11, Sections 1, 2, 11, and 12. The survey was sponsored by Smart Sand Partners LP as part of their permitting process to construct a rail yard on University Lands and was authorized by …

An Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of Brazos Electric Cooperative, Inc.’S Proposed 22.0-Acre Railport Substation Property In Ellis County, Texas, Russell K. Brownlow

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On 24 March 2015, Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) conducted an intensive cultural resources survey of Brazos Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s (Brazos) proposed 22.0-acre Railport Substation property in northwestern Ellis County, Texas (Project Area). The Project Area is located on private property, and its development will be funded by private sources. Additionally, no state or federal permitting is currently anticipated in connection with the proposed undertaking. As such, no identifiable regulatory requirements exist regarding cultural resources management. At the request of Brazos, Horizon conducted the cultural resources survey of the Project Area as part of Brazos’s due diligence process. Brazos intends …

A Cultural Resources Survey Of The Redland Est. & Angelina Co. Sewer Improvements (Twdb Cwsrf No. 73677) Angelina County, Texas, Victor Galan

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On the 30th and 31st of December 2014 Deep East Texas Archaeological Consultants (DETAC) conducted a cultural resource management survey of the proposed 15.3 kilometers (9.5 miles) of sewer lines and a one acre expansion of an existing water treatment facility in the community of Redland, Texas. All 15.3 km (9.5 mi) were examined and shovel tests were excavated in areas not disturbed by drainage ditches, road surfaces, or other buried utilities. No artifacts were found during the surface inspection or in shovel tests; therefore, no artifacts were curated. The visual examination found the proposed sewer lines will pass near …

Intensive Cultural Resources Survey Of 53 Acres Along Seber Road In Harris County, Texas, J Bryan Mason, James Hughey, Ryan Van Dyke

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HRA Gray & Pape, LLC., of Houston, Texas performed an intensive archaeological pedestrian and reconnaissance-level walkover survey on an estimated 21.4-hectare (53-acre) property designated for residential development in Harris County, Texas. The project is being conducted on private property in anticipation of potential United States Army Corps of Engineers permitting requirements.

All fieldwork and reporting activities were completed with reference to the Texas Antiquities Code 26.24, Council of Texas Archeologists guidelines, federal (National Historic Preservation Act) laws and guidelines (United States Department of the Interior 1981), and guidance for conducting cultural resources surveys pursuant to Section 106 of the National …

Farm-To-Market (Fm) 116 Improvements From Us 84 To Cactus Lane, Coryell County, Waco, Eric R. Oksanen, James T. Abbott

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On March 17 and 25, 2015, archeologists from the Texas Department of Transportation Archeological Studies Branch conducted an archeological survey that included mechanical trenching along FM 116. The project Area of Potential Effects (APE) begins at United States Highway (US) 84 in Gatesville to the north and continues southward approximately 18.8 miles to Cactus Lane. All construction would occur in the existing right of way which is typically 100-feet-wide. The project would add sections of passing lanes and turn lanes at select locations and would replace the existing bridge at Cowhouse Creek with a new structure. The typical depth of …

Archeological Trenching For The Proposed Big Fossil Creek Parallel Relief Sanitary Sewer Phase 1 And Haltom City Meter Station And Sewer Outfall Phase 3, Tarrant County, Texas, Melissa M. Green

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On February 19-20, 2015, archeological trenching and reconnaissance survey was completed in order to evaluate potential archeological impacts associated with the proposed construction of the Big Fossil parallel relief sewer line and the Haltom City sewer meter station and outfall in central Tarrant County, Texas. Melissa M. Green (Principal Investigator) of Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. (CMEC) carried out the survey for City of Fort Worth, a subentity of the State of Texas, under Texas Antiquities Permit 7172 as required under the Antiquities Code of Texas (9 TNRC 191). Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as amended (16 …

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 …