2013-084 Planning - Legacy Research Associates survey of Buckhorn Mebane Phase 2 Utility corridor $25,100

Browse Search

A. INTRODUCTION This proposal has been prepared for the Orange County Planning Department in Hillsborough, NC, by Legacy Research Associates (Legacy) in Durham, NC. It outlines the proposed cultural and archaeological survey work for two outfall lines for the Buckhorn®Mebane EED Phase 2 water and sewer Improvement project. The proposed work Is In compliance with the Orange County Cultural and Archaeological Resources Policy(October 3, 2006). The purpose of the policy Is to clarify the county's Intention to identify and evaluate cultural and archaeological resources on sites that are planned for construction. The objective of the cultural and archaeological Investigation will be to document the presence and/or absence of cultural and archaeological resources within the project's area of potential effects (APE), assess the significance of the resources, and make recommendations for the management of the Identified resources. The field Investigations and technical report will meet the qualifications specified In the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (Federal Register 48). All cultural materials collected and curated, along with all records of this contract, shall be cared for in accordance with the requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 79. The Project Manager/Project Archaeologist performing the cultural resource Investigations will meet or exceed the qualifications described In the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards (48 FR 44738-9). All information submitted in the technical report will be factual and sufficiently complete to enable Orange County and the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)to perform the necessary reviews, B. BACKGROUND RESEARCH Background research for the project will include reviewing the site inventory and NRHP files at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology and Survey& Planning Office In Raleigh. The purpose of the background research Is twofold: the first Is to compile sufficient and appropriate Information to understand the historic context of any properties Identified during the survey, and the second is to compile and assess existing cultural resource data pertinent to the survey area. C. AREA OF POTENTIAL.EFFECTS The project APE consists of two outfall lines. One line extends south from 140/85 to West Ten Road (SR 11468)for a distance of about 6,700 feet or 1,850 meters.The other line starts near the Bowman Road and Rock Quarry Road intersection and extends west to an existing pump station that is situated north of Old Hillsborough Road, The length of the second outfall line Is approximately 9,030 feet or 2,752 meters, The total length of the two outfall lines Is 15,739 feet or 4,795 meters. The width of the APE will vary according to design of the proposed water and sewer line. With the exception of areas that have been previously surveyed and areas that have a low probability for the presence of archaeological sites (steep slopes, wetlands, etc.), the entire APE will be surveyed for archaeological and architectural resources. z