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This document presents the results of a Class III cultural resources survey with management recommendations for the Salt River Project’s (SRP) 115kV Coolidge to Hayden electrical transmission line right-of-way (ROW) in District 1 of the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC), Pinal County, Arizona. The survey was completed by the GRIC Cultural Resources Management Program (CRMP; Project No. 2015.16sl), at the request of SRP, and in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; 16 U.S.C. § 470f) and the approval process for ROWs through Indian Lands (25 U.S.C. § 323-328; 25 C.F.R. § 169). Pursuant to the federal regulations (36 C.F.R § 800) governing the Section 106 of the NHPA, the objective of the survey effort was to identify and assess the significance of cultural resources within the ROW in terms of their eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) conduct a cultural resources survey prior to the installation of a well pad, a water pipeline right-of-way (ROW), and an electrical transmission line ROW within the Salado Preserve south of St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona. The well pad survey area measures 60 m by 60 m (0.92 acre). The two ROWs are perpendicular to each other and partially overlap. A north to south trending ROW (Corridor 1) and a northeast to southwest trending ROW (Corridor 2) were surveyed. Corridor 1 is 1,477 m long and 40 m wide (11.12 acres) and extends south from the new well pad location to Corridor 2. Corridor 2 is 934 m long and 40 m wide (2.29 acres), beginning at an existing well on its west end and extending east across the Little Colorado River into a marsh. The marsh area east of the river was not surveyed due to extremely thick vegetation coverage and the presence of water.

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) perform a Class III cultural resources survey prior to anticipated staging of 18 wire pulling locations for a new 230-kV transmission line from Kortsen Road to Thornton Road for the Desert Basin Generating Station, west of Casa Grande in Pinal County. The Class III survey was undertaken to identify, document and evaluate the Arizona/National Register of Historic Places (A/NRHP) eligibility of cultural resources within the project area, and supplements an earlier survey completed by LSD for the project (Orcholl 2009). The project is located on SRP easements across Western Area Power Administration (Western) and private land along Kortsen, Burris and Thornton roads, as well as adjacent to the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. The project consists of 17 discrete 100 ft by 300 ft survey areas and one 186 ft by 300 ft survey area, encompassing a total of 13.0 acres.

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) has planned and partially constructed an 88-mile-long 500-kV extra-high-voltage transmission line linking the Pinal West, Duke, Pinal Central, Abel, and Dinosaur substations (Arizona Corporate Commission Certificate of Environmental Compatibility, Case No. 126) in south-central Arizona. The transmission line between the Dinosaur and proposed Pinal Central substations has already been constructed; the portion connecting the proposed Pinal Central and Pinal West substations has not been constructed yet. This report presents the results of Phase I data recovery (extent testing) and Phase II data recovery within a 40-m-wide (130 ft) corridor at three sites located on privately owned lands between the Pinal Central and Pinal West substations and at two sites located within the boundary of the proposed Pinal Central Substation. The sites are situated in central Pinal County south and east of the town of Casa Grande. Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) completed the fieldwork between November 2011 and January 2012.

This report presents the results of a Class III cultural resources survey of a portion of the right-of-way corridor for a new 69 kV subtransmission line that will extend between the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) Quail Substation, located southeast of Queen Creek, and the Florence Junction Substation, west of Florence Junction, Arizona. The survey was requested by SRP to determine if significant cultural resources were present within the right-of-way corridor that might be adversely affected by construction of the new electric line and removal of its predecessor. The effort was conducted to comply with the Arizona Antiquities Act of 1960 (as amended) and the State Historic Preservation Act of 1982, as required for leasing right-of-way from the state. Only the portion of the subtransmission line corridor located on Arizona State Trust Land was subject to the current survey (ASLD Lease Nos. RW160 [1931] and 16-4300 [1967]). The cultural resources survey was conducted on 19 and 20 May 2012 by Connie Darby and Sandra Wadsworth of Desert Archaeology, Inc., working under the authority of Arizona Antiquities Act Blanket Permit No. 2012-010bl (Arizona State Museum [ASM] Accession No. 2012-0327). Dr. Kathleen Henderson served as Principal Investigator for the project. One previously recorded archaeological site, AZ U:15:128 (ASM), was relocated and 23 isolated occurrences of prehistoric and historic cultural material were recorded within the surveyed right-of-way corridor. U:15:128 appears to have been subject to considerable amount of erosion since it was originally recorded (Adams 1989b) and, as a result, the site no longer constitutes a significant cultural resource. In the absence of significant cultural resources, a recommendation is made that construction of the new Quail to Florence Junction subtransmission line and removal of the earlier electrical line can proceed as planned.

In this report, the results of data recovery efforts conducted for the Palo Verde to Pinal West transmission line project at the Gillespie Dam site, AZ T:13:18 (ASM), in the Gila Bend area of the Gila River are presented. The site is a prehistoric Hohokam-Patayan settlement with an overlay of Historic era material. Fieldwork primarily occurred within the construction staging area of a transmission tower. Although covering less than an acre, the staging area contained surprising numbers of prehistoric features, including numerous pithouses, a cobble-buttressed adobe structure, ramadas, a storehouse/granary, and myriad other feature types typical of the range of outdoor activities that would be associated with a residential locus in a Hohokam village. Chronological evidence indicates the locus was occupied from the beginning of the Sedentary period, well into the Classic period, or from the tenth century to sometime after the thirteenth century A.D. Three of the pithouses are among the largest ever excavated within the Hohokam cultural area; the adobe structure was also exceptionally large. The large structures formed a corridor through the center of the staging area, which was accentuated by a fronting, prepared caliche surface. It is these structures that are the essential project finding, providing important insights about village organization and activity at the Gillespie Dam site. In turn, the project results inform on larger prehistoric events occurring within the Gila Bend area. Fieldwork also included sampling of a historic canal, AZ T:14:143 (ASM), which skirts the edge of the river terrace scarp in the southwestern portion of the Gillespie Dam site. Archival research identified this channel as the Wolfley, or original, Gila Bend Canal. It was the first of several historic canals built on the eastern side of the Gila River north of Gila Bend. The Wolfley/Gila Bend canal operated intermittently between 1892 and 1895, and possibly as late as 1905. The study of the canal during this project provided a rare opportunity to compare the archaeological record of a canal with its documented history of constructions, management, and natural events. This document contains contributions by Jenny L. Adams, Elizabeth A. Bagwell, Tiffany Clark, Connie A. Darby, Michael W. Diehl, T. Kathleen Henderson, Gary Huckleberry, Christine H. Lange, Manuel R. Palacios-Fest, Stacy L. Ryan, M. Steven Shackley, Susan J. Smith, Pat. H. Stein, Sandra Wadsworth, and Joshua Watts.

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) perform a Class III cultural resources survey related to a proposed well and pipeline construction project associated with the SRP Coronado Generating Station in St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona. The project area is located east of US 191 and southwest of the SRP Coronado Generating Station. Most of the pipeline corridor is on SRP-owned land; however, it also includes a small easement located in Section 2 across Arizona State Trust land administered by the Arizona State Land Department. LSD surveyed nearly 64 acres of SRP-land; the easement across ASLD land in Section 2; it was previously surveyed by LSD (Fahrni 2010). The survey areas consisted of the proposed well site (100 ft by 100 ft), pipeline corridor (4-mile-long by 130-ft-wide), and transmission line corridor (1,500 ft-long by 130-ft-wide corridor). The surveys were requested by SRP to determine whether any significant cultural resources will be disturbed by construction-related activities. The cultural resources surveys and report were completed to Arizona State Museum (ASM) and State Historic Preservation Office standards in the event that the project becomes an undertaking subject review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. An evaluation of traditional cultural properties was not conducted.

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) plans to construct an 88-mile-long 500-kV extra-high voltage transmission line linking the Pinal West, Santa Rosa, Pinal Central, Abel, and Dinosaur substations (ACC CEC Case No. 126). This report presents the results of Phase I data recovery (extent testing) and Phase II data recovery within a 40-m- (130-ft-) wide corridor at seven sites located on State Trust Land administered by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) (ASLD ROW No. 16-112288) and at seven sites and nine loci on the Gila River floodplain that are on privately owned lands between Pinal Central and Dinosaur. The sites are situated in north-central Pinal County east of the town of Queen Creek, east of Coolidge; and southeast and south-south of Coolidge. Phase I data recovery investigations were undertaken at 14 sites: AZ AA:2:304 (ASM); AZ AA:2:305 (ASM), AZ AA:3:281, AZ U:10:20 (ASM), AZ U:14:417 (ASM), AZ U:15:1 (ASM)/Adamsville, AZ U:15:61 (ASM)/Frogtown, AZ U:15:97 (ASM), AZ U:15:264 (ASM), AZ U:15:276 (ASM), AZ U:15:296 (ASM), AZ U:15:432 (ASM), AZ U:15:559 (ASM), and AZ U:15:560 (ASM). The sites were previously recommended eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (Henderson et al. 2009) and the investigations were undertaken to comply with the Arizona Antiquities Act, the State Historic Preservation Act, and as required by the Arizona Corporation Commission Certificate of Environmental Compatibility. Fieldwork methods followed those outlined in the treatment plans (Phase I and Phase II data recovery) developed to mitigate impacts to the sites (Lindeman 2009; Lindeman et al. 2009). Michael Foster, Ph.D. served as Principal Investigator, and field work was directed by J. Scott Courtright. This is Submittal 3 of the report.

Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) has previously completed a cultural resources inventory of 18.3 miles of the existing Salt River Project (SRP) 230 kV Silver King to Goldfield electrical transmission line north of Superior, Arizona. SRP is upgrading the carrying capacity of the line (Figure 1). The cultural resources inventory resulted in the identification of 26 archaeological sites including 5 newly recorded and 21 previously recorded (Bild 2008). Ten of these sites are considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); 16 are of undetermined NRHP eligibility. Upon review of construction plans, it was determined that 13 sites required some level of avoidance measures to avert being impacted by construction activities. The remaining 15 sites required no avoidance measures.

SRP requested that Logan Simpson Design (LSD) conduct a Class III cultural resources survey of a new right-of-way (ROW) to determine whether any significant cultural resources will be disturbed by the construction of a 230-kV transmission line. SRP also requested that LSD evaluate portions of four previously recorded sites that are within an existing Western 115-kV transmission line ROW. The new 230-kV transmission line will replace the existing Western line as part of the current project.

Salt River Project (SRP) plans to build a fish barrier in Lime Creek, a tributary of the Verde River, on the Tonto National Forest (TNF), Cave Creek Ranger District, Maricopa County, Arizona (Figures 1 and 2). The fish barrier is required by the Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit and Habitat Conservation Plan for operation of Horseshoe and Bartlett dams on the Verde River. The proposed action, which has the potential to impose adverse impacts upon cultural resources, requires permitting from TNF and, as such, is an undertaking subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. Accordingly, SRP requested that EcoPlan Associates, Inc. (EcoPlan) conduct a cultural resource investigation in advance of the project. The survey was carried out under Special Use Permit TON579, issued to EcoPlan by TNF.

Class III cultural resources survey for an extra-high voltage transmission line connecting the Pinal West, Santa Rosa, Pinal Central, Abel, and Dinosaur Substations in Pinal County, Arizona.

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) perform a Class III cultural resources survey of 4.7 acres for a proposed 12 kV distribution line south of Queen Valley, Pinal County, Arizona. The project area, which is located on State Trust land under the jurisdiction of the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) north of US 60 near Hewitt Road. The cultural resources survey was requested by SRP in support of ASLD right-of-way (ROW) application number 18-112296. The project will involve the installation of a 12 kV overhead distribution line in a 10-ft-wide by 2.75-mile-long corridor to be operated and maintained by SRP. Because the project is located on land under the jurisdiction of ASLD, the cultural resources survey was completed in compliance with the requirements set forth in ARS § 41-861 et seq., the Arizona State Historic Preservation Act. This is a revised report.

The Salt River Project (SRP) is planning to upgrade the current carrying capacity of 18.3 miles of the existing Silver King to Goldfield 230kV line north of Queen Valley and Superior, Pinal County, Arizona. In order to accomplish this, SRP plans to “bundle” the existing 230kV conductors by adding a second conductor to each of the three existing single-conductor phases. This 230kV line was originally intended for two circuits of bundled conductors and permitted for such on Forest Service lands by FS Permit #GLO401160. To add the new conductors, SRP will need to re-open some of the original access roads and the selected wire, puller, sleeving, and anchor sites used during the original 1978 line construction. The existing transmission line corridor across State Trust Land administered by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) and private lands has been previously surveyed for cultural resources (a corridor measuring 70 ft south and 220 ft north of the existing 230kV line and including the 500kV line) and was not re-surveyed for this project (Antineau 1977; Van Nimwegen 1991). SRP requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) perform a Class III cultural resources of a 50-foot-wide corridor centered on each of the access roads leading to the corridor that may need to be physically altered to allow equipment to approach the project area. Twelve segments of access roads, as well as puller, wire, and anchor sites located outside the corridor were surveyed, totaling approximately 3.6 miles (22.1 acres). LSD also re-located previously recorded sites within the corridor in the vicinity of towers or access roads to verify site locations and boundaries.

Salt River Project (SRP) requested that Logan Simpson Design Inc. (LSD) perform a Class III cultural resources survey of the approximately 4.25-mile by 20-m-wide corridor to identify and evaluate any cultural resources that could be affected by the construction of a new 69kV transmission line from the existing Quail Substation to the proposed Shipley Substation between Quail Run Road and Cooper Road in Magma, Pinal County. The survey area measures 22,440 ft long by 65.62 ft wide and encompasses 25.85 acres of private land and 7.95 acres of State Trust land under the jurisdiction of the Arizona State Land Department, totaling 33.80 acres. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) right-of-way within the project area was not surveyed as part of this project. It had previously been surveyed and is highly disturbed; no sites are reported in the Reclamation right-of-way where it crosses the SRP project area. Although the SRP project corridor is only 36 feet wide, a 20-m-wide corridor was surveyed. The proposed project consists of constructing a new 69kV transmission line, including installation of utility poles. The Class III survey was undertaken at the request of SRP as due-diligence as part of the planning for the installation of the line, and because portions of the project are located on ASLD land, the cultural resources survey was completed in compliance with the requirements set forth in ARS § 41-861 et. Seq., the Arizona State Historic Preservation Act.

This report presents the results of a Class III cultural resources survey of 64 acres of privately owned land southeast of the Town of Queen Creek, Pinal County, Arizona. The work was requested by Salt River Project (SRP) to determine if significant cultural resources were present within the surveyed property. SRP is currently acquiring the parcel and is planning to construct an electrical substation (Southeast Valley) on the property. The Southeast Valley (SEV) Substation will be part of the larger Pinal West to Southeast Valley/Browning extra-high voltage transmission line project. This line has recently received a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility from the Arizona Corporation Commission (Case No. 126). The larger line project is sponsored by a consortium of electrical utilities; however, the SEV Substation is sponsored and financed solely by SRP. The cultural resources survey was conducted on 2 February 2007, by Dr. Tiffany Clark and Connie Darby of Desert Archaeology, Inc. Dr. Henderson served as Principal Investigator for the project. Although the surveyed land is private and no archaeological permit is required, Desert Archaeology does hold a current Arizona Antiquities blanket permit (Permit No. 2007-002bl) for conducting non-collection surveys within the state. One isolated occurrence of a prehistoric artifact was recorded by the survey, but no archaeological sites or other significant cultural resources were found within the project area.

This report presents the results of a Class III cultural resources survey of approximately 120 acres of privately owned land southwest of Coolidge, Pinal County, Arizona. The work was requested by Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) to determine if significant cultural resources were present within the surveyed property. SRP is currently acquiring the parcel and is planning to construct an electrical substation (Pinal South) on the property. The Pinal South Substation will be part of the larger Pinal West to Southeast Valley/Browning extra-high voltage transmission line project. This line has recently received a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility from the Arizona Corporation Commission (Case No. 126). The Pinal South Substation is sponsored by a consortium of private electrical utilities including SRP, Electric Districts 2 and 4 of the Tucson Electric Power Company, and Southwest Transmission Cooperative, Inc. The cultural resources survey was conducted on 6-7 February 2007, by Dr. Tiffany Clark and Connie Darby of Desert Archaeology, Inc. Dr. Henderson served as Principal Investigator for the project. Although the surveyed land is private and no archaeological permit is required, Desert Archaeology does hold a current Arizona Antiquities blanket permit (Permit No. 2007-002bl) for conducting non-collection surveys within the state. Two archaeological sites, AZ AA:2:284 (ASM) and AZ AA:2:285 (ASM), and 27 isolated occurrences were recorded within the project area. Both sites are considered eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and may contain significant subsurface remains that could be impacted by construction of the substation. These findings are the substance of this report, along with recommendations for avoidance or further treatment of the significant cultural properties. A description of the project area, environmental and cultural background information, a summary of previous research, and description of survey methods preface these discussions.

This report presents the results of Class III cultural resources surveys conducted for the Palo Verde to Pinal West Transmission Line Project. The work was sponsored by Salt River Project (SRP) in support of two proposed 500 kV transmission lines that will connect the existing Hassayampa Switchyard, west of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, and the proposed Pinal West Substation, western Pinal County, Arizona. The cultural resources studies described here include three previous archaeological surveys, which examined different portions of the transmission line corridor and the area of a proposed substation (Chapin-Pyritz and Hill 2002; Henderson 2005; Hill et al. 2003), and a fourth and final survey conducted by Desert Archaeology, Inc., of all remaining unsurveyed segments of the Palo Verde to Pinal West alignment and the proposed access road to Pinal West Substation. The surveys were undertaken to determine if significant cultural resources were present that might be adversely affected by construction of the proposed transmission lines and associated substation site. The effort was conducted to comply with the Arizona Antiquities Act of 1960 (as amended) and State Historic Preservation Act of 1982, as stipulated in conditions of a Certificate for Environmental Compatibility (Case No. 124, Docket No. L00000B-03-0124) issued by the Arizona Corporation Commission, and as required for right-of-way access across lands managed by the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD Right-of-Way Application No. 14-110986) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM EA No. AZ-020-2003-0045, Case File No. AZA-32057). In 2002, an initial Class III survey of the western portion of the proposed Palo Verde to Pinal West Transmission Line Project was completed by Chapin-Pyritz and Hill (2002). As a result of this work, 11 archaeological sites were documented within the transmission line corridor that ran from the Hassayampa Switchyard, south of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, to the Jojoba Substation. In the following year, a second cultural resources survey was completed that examined areas of the Palo Verde to Pinal West transmission line corridor located on Arizona State Trust and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands east of the Jojoba Substation (Hill et al. 2003). Seven sites were recorded during this survey. More recently, Desert Archaeology conducted a cultural resources inventory of a 60-acre parcel for the proposed Pinal West Substation (Henderson 2005). No archaeological sites or other significant cultural properties were located during the survey of the substation site.

The Southwest Germann site is among the largest of prehistoric Hohokam settlements in the Queen Creek area. The Rohrig Substation property is located at its southwestern edge and overlaps a previously unreported habitation locus. Archaeological testing (Phase 1 data recovery) at the substation documented the presence of adobe-walled rooms, puddling pits, and trash deposits that were probably contained within an adobe-walled compound on the easternmost side of the Rohrig property. Salt River Project decided to restrict substation construction to the western 2 acres of the property to preserve the habitation features. Phase 2 data recovery focused on the 2-acre construction area. Features documented during the Phase 2 effort included a large midden, several small pits, a roasting pit, several crematoria, secondary cremations, and animal burials. Diagnostic ceramics indicated the locus was primarily occupied during the late Soho and early Civano phases of the Classic period (A. D. 1250-1350). The Rohrig Substation investigations were designed to obtain new information about the types of cultural activities that occurred on the margin of large Hohokam habitation areas in the Queen Creek area. The data recovery research provides new insights about residential activity, subsistence, mortuary practices, and patterns of interaction within the the Southwest Germann site. The results of the project suggest the Classic period inhabitants of the Rohrig Substation locus had strong ties with populations in the middle Gila River Basin and a set of traditions and customs strongly rooted in the past. Contributions of expertise were provided by Jenny L. Adams, Michael W. Diehl, T. Kathleen Henderson, Gary Huckleberry, Penny Dufoe Minturn, R. Jane Sliva, Arthur W. Vokes, Jennifer A. Waters, and Gregory J. Whitney.

The Salt River Project (SRP) has acquired the C.C. Cragin (formerly Blue Ridge) project from the Phelps Dodge Corporation, which originally built the project in 1965. The C.C. Cragin project consists of a number of facilities, including a dam and reservoir, diversion tunnel and pump shaft, pumping plant, priming reservoir, pipeline, electrical transmission line, surge tank, and a power plant. SRP requested a Class III cultural resources survey of these facilities in advance of future operation, maintenance, and repair needs for the Cragin facilities. SWCA also surveyed several existing roads near the C.C. Cragin project in case SRP decides to use these in the future as access routes to the project area. This report is a revised draft.

On July 5, 2006, archaeologist Travis Bone completed an archaeological survey of the SRP Pinto Creek Access Roads & Top Wire Replacement project on the Globe Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest. The project area includes the complete transmission line between the Silver King and Miami substations. Time spent on this project included 5 hours of fieldwork, 12 hours of report preparation and 2 hours of administration by the Forest Archaeological Staff. Vehicle use totaled 180 miles.

Salt River Project (SRP) maintains the 500-kilovolt (kV) Coronado to Silverking transmission line that traverses the Tonto National Forest (TNF), Gila County, Arizona. To control encroaching vegetation, SRP plans to employ the use of a Slashbuster® - a brush cutting and mulching device mounted onto heavy excavating equipment. The proposed action, which has the potential to impose adverse impacts upon cultural resources, requires permitting from TNF and, as such, is an undertaking subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. Accordingly, SRP requested that EcoPlan Associates, Inc. (EcoPlan) conduct a cultural resource investigation in advance of the project. The survey was carried out under Special Use Permit MES290, issued to EcoPlan by TNF. This survey report was prepared to provide documentation of the cultural resources identified within the project area for SRP submittal to TNF. We assume that, per the terms of the Region 3 First Amended Programmatic Agreement Regarding Historic Property Protection and Responsibilities, TNF will provide the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) documentation of this survey report in its annual listing of undertakings for which TNF recognized findings of "no historic properties affected."

This project involved archaeological investigations at eight Hohokam sites that will be impacted by the construction of a 36-mile long natural gas pipeline and associated easements. Excavation and data recovery were conducted at seven of the sites [AZ U:10:2(ASM), AZ U:10:176(ASM), AZ U:15:248(ASM), AZ U:14:54(ASM), AZ U:14:361 (ASM), AZ U:14:74(ASM), AZ AA:2:131(ASM)]. Archaeological extent testing was conducted at the other site, AZ U:10:175(ASM). Because no subsurface features were found in the portion of AZ U:10:175(ASM) that falls within the pipeline corridor, no further data recovery was conducted. The SRP Santan archaeological investigations concluded with the monitoring of construction activities through culturally sensitive areas.

This report presents the results of a Class III cultural resources survey of 32 acres of land located east of Queen Creek, Arizona and west of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal in Pinal County, Arizona. The surveyed property is on Arizona State Trust Land administered by the Arizona State Land Department. The work was requested by the Salt River Project (SRP) to determine if significant cultural resources were present within the project area. Tiffany Clark and Greg Schachner of Desert Archaeology, Inc. completed the survey in one person-day on 16 September 2005. Kathleen Henderson, Ph.D., of Desert Archaeology served as Principal Investigator for the project. Six isolated occurrences of cultural material were recorded by the survey, but no archaeological sites or other significant cultural resources were found. A recommendation is made that future construction of the Dinosaur Substation will have no effect on significant cultural properties and that this work can proceed as planned.

On October 20, 2004, Transcon Infrastructure, Inc. (Transcon) conducted a Class III (Intensive Field Inventory) cultural resources survey of approximately 28 acres for the proposed construction of an electrical distribution substation and transmission line interconnection in the vicinity of Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona. Four transmission line alternatives, each with a 200 foot wide right-of-way (ROW), are being considered for interconnection with an existing 115kV transmission line. One block parcel (28 acres) was surveyed that includes the proposed substation site, four transmission line alternatives, proposed and existing access roads, and pulling locations. One of the four transmission line interconnection alternatives was not surveyed in its entirety, as private landowner permission for survey was not granted before fieldwork. The survey was requested by Salt River Project (SRP) to determine if significant cultural resources, which could be affected by the proposed undertaking, are present within the project area. Important cultural resources may include historic or prehistoric archaeological sites or objects, historically or architecturally significant structures, buildings, or landscapes, and traditional cultural places which are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Background research and fieldwork was performed by Beau J. Goldstein. Dr. Everett Bassett served as Principal Investigator. One person field day was expended on this project.

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) plans to construct a natural gas pipeline along its Santan Expansion Project, between Gilbert and Coolidge in Maricopa and Pinal counties, Arizona. In order to mitigate the impact of pipeline construction on culturally significant properties, SRP contracted Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) to recover archaeological data from 10 sites located along the proposed 36-mile long pipeline corridor. Northland subsequently conducted eligibility and extent testing in portions of the 10 sites that fell within the SRP pipeline corridor and found that seven of the sites warranted additional data recovery (Hart and Craig 2003). Four of the sites where additional work was recommended were located on or near the middle Gila River, under the jurisdiction of the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD). These four sites, AZ U:15:248(ASM), AZ U:14:54(ASM), AZ U:14:361(ASM), and AZ U:14:74(ASM), were considered eligible for the Arizona and National Registers of Historic Places (AZ/NRHP) based on their potential to inform on local and regional prehistory (Hart and Craig 2003). The following report documents the results of Northland’s data recovery operations at these sites.

This document contains appendices A-J from the Data Recovery project on the Fence Lake Mine Transportation Corridor in the Carrizo Wash Valley, East-Central Arizona.

Between May 15 and October 11, 2002, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological data recovery at 11 sites along the proposed Fence Lake Mine Transportation Corridor (FLTCA) between the New Mexico state line and the Coronado Generating Station in St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona. The project was conducted for the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP). The lead federal agency was the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Socorro Resource Area, New Mexico. Site ownership was State of Arizona, SRP, and private. Excavations were conducted under Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit No. 2002-93ps. SRP planned to construct a coal mine in Catron County, New Mexico, northwest of Quemado, to provide coal for the Coronado Generating Station. Coal from the mine would have been transported by a coal haul railroad that would have run approximately 44 miles, 30 miles in New Mexico and 14 miles in Arizona. An archaeological survey of the proposed coal mine area was conducted in 1991, resulting in the identification of 266 sites (Bernard-Shaw 1993). In 1992 additional survey of an expanded area for the coal mine resulted in the identification of another 12 sites (Morris 1993). An archaeological survey of the railroad right-of-way in Arizona and a portion of New Mexico was conducted in 1986, identifying 27 sites, 24 in Arizona and three in New Mexico (O'Brien and Dosh 1987). The rest of the New Mexico portion of the transportation corridor was surveyed in 1991, and resulted in the identification of 37 new sites and two previously recorded sites (Morris 1992). In 1991 and 1992, SWCA conducted testing of 28 sites along the Arizona portion of the proposed transportation corridor, including 23 of the 24 sites reported by O'Brien and Dosh (one site, AZ Q:8:55, had been avoided by corridor rerouting) and five sites that had been identified in new survey areas for expanded portions of the corridor(Greenwald 1993). After review of the testing data, 10 of the 28 tested sites were selected for additional data recovery. Volume I covers chapters 1-11. Introduction and Site Descriptions.

Between May 15 and October 11, 2002, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological data recovery at 11 sites along the proposed Fence Lake Mine Transportation Corridor (FLTCA) between the New Mexico state line and the Coronado Generating Station in St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona. The project was conducted for the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP). The lead federal agency was the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Socorro Resource Area, New Mexico. Site ownership was State of Arizona, SRP, and private. Excavations were conducted under Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit No. 2002-93ps. SRP planned to construct a coal mine in Catron County, New Mexico, northwest of Quemado, to provide coal for the Coronado Generating Station. Coal from the mine would have been transported by a coal haul railroad that would have run approximately 44 miles, 30 miles in New Mexico and 14 miles in Arizona. An archaeological survey of the proposed coal mine area was conducted in 1991, resulting in the identification of 266 sites (Bernard-Shaw 1993). In 1992 additional survey of an expanded area for the coal mine resulted in the identification of another 12 sites (Morris 1993). An archaeological survey of the railroad right-of-way in Arizona and a portion of New Mexico was conducted in 1986, identifying 27 sites, 24 in Arizona and three in New Mexico (O'Brien and Dosh 1987). The rest of the New Mexico portion of the transportation corridor was surveyed in 1991, and resulted in the identification of 37 new sites and two previously recorded sites (Morris 1992). In 1991 and 1992, SWCA conducted testing of 28 sites along the Arizona portion of the proposed transportation corridor, including 23 of the 24 sites reported by O'Brien and Dosh (one site, AZ Q:8:55, had been avoided by corridor rerouting) and five sites that had been identified in new survey areas for expanded portions of the corridor(Greenwald 1993). After review of the testing data, 10 of the 28 tested sites were selected for additional data recovery. Volume III covers chapters 22-25 and references. Ground Stone, Ceramics, Architecture and Settlement Patterns, and the Summary and Conclusion.

Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc., on behalf of Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP), has developed this Class I Cultural Resources Inventory for the Pinal West to Southeast Valley/Browning 500 kV Project (Project) as part of the Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) Application. SRP contracted with Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc. (Greystone) to complete the Class I report. The Project includes the construction of one single circuit 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line in Pinal County, originating at the recently permitted Pinal West Substation near the Maricopa and Pinal County line southwest of the City of Maricopa and terminating at the proposed Southeast Valley (SEV) 500/230 kV Substation, which also includes the co-location of a proposed SRP RS-22 230/69 kV Substation, to be located in northeastern Pinal County. Generally, this proposed 500 kV line from Pinal West to the Browning Substation, and intermediate proposed substations, are identified as the Project. A Preferred Alignment is being proposed for the entire length of the Project. Preferred Alignment Alternatives include the Santa Cruz Wash, Eleven Mile Comer Road, and Attaway Road.

Between May 15 and October 11, 2002, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological data recovery at 11 sites along the proposed Fence Lake Mine Transportation Corridor (FLTCA) between the New Mexico state line and the Coronado Generating Station in St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona. The project was conducted for the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP). The lead federal agency was the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Socorro Resource Area, New Mexico. Site ownership was State of Arizona, SRP, and private. Excavations were conducted under Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit No. 2002-93ps. SRP planned to construct a coal mine in Catron County, New Mexico, northwest of Quemado, to provide coal for the Coronado Generating Station. Coal from the mine would have been transported by a coal haul railroad that would have run approximately 44 miles, 30 miles in New Mexico and 14 miles in Arizona. An archaeological survey of the proposed coal mine area was conducted in 1991, resulting in the identification of 266 sites (Bernard-Shaw 1993). In 1992 additional survey of an expanded area for the coal mine resulted in the identification of another 12 sites (Morris 1993). An archaeological survey of the railroad right-of-way in Arizona and a portion of New Mexico was conducted in 1986, identifying 27 sites, 24 in Arizona and three in New Mexico (O'Brien and Dosh 1987). The rest of the New Mexico portion of the transportation corridor was surveyed in 1991, and resulted in the identification of 37 new sites and two previously recorded sites (Morris 1992). In 1991 and 1992, SWCA conducted testing of 28 sites along the Arizona portion of the proposed transportation corridor, including 23 of the 24 sites reported by O'Brien and Dosh (one site, AZ Q:8:55, had been avoided by corridor rerouting) and five sites that had been identified in new survey areas for expanded portions of the corridor(Greenwald 1993). After review of the testing data, 10 of the 28 tested sites were selected for additional data recovery. Volume II covers chapters 12-21. Site Descriptions, Geomorphology, Pollen Analysis, Macrobotanical Remains, Faunal Remains, Shell, and Flaked Stone.

This report presents the results of the data recovery phase at the Hohokam village site of Guanacos (AZ U:9:116 [ASM]), as part of the proposed expansion of the existing Kyrene Generating Station in Tempe, Arizona, by the Salt River Project (SRP). Prior to construction of the generating station, SRP implemented an archaeological data recovery project within the proposed project area and contracted with SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA) to conduct the investigations. The project was necessary to mitigate the impact of this construction to the site under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, in order for SRP to apply for National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit through the Environmental Protection Agency.

Archaeological monitoring was conducted during subsurface construction activities associated with the relocation of a portion of the Utah Extension (AZ U:9:254 [ASM]) within the City of Mesa. Construction procedures consisted of excavating a trench approximately 0.2 miles (0.31 kilometers) long and four feet (1.22 meters) wide along an alleyway north of and downslope from the Utah Extension. Additional excavations included six areas: one at each end of the trench , one near the approximate center of the trench, and three areas at the present location of the Utah Extension, corresponding to excavations on the trench, up the grade to the manhole structures at the present location of the Utah Extension were also included. Excavations reached a maximum depth of approximately five feet (1.5 meters).

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed archaeological testing at seven sites along a proposed natural-gas pipeline at the request of the Salt River Project (SRP). The purpose of the testing was to determine the extent and eligibility status of the seven sites for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Two of the sites, AZ U:10:2(ASM) and AZ U:14:74(ASM), have been previously determined NRHP eligible based on their potential to inform on the prehistory of the region, but additional testing was required to determine the presence and extent of subsurface features within the proposed pipeline corridor (Lindly and Mitchell 2002b:41). The eligibility status of the five remaining sites could not be determined based on surface evidence alone. Additional testing was therefore recommended at AZ U:15:248(ASM), AZ U:15:249(ASM), AZ U:14:54(ASM), AZ U:14:361(ASM), and AZ AA:2:131(ASM) to determine if intact subsurface remains were present (Lindly and Mitchell 2002b:42). The following report documents the results of Northland’s testing program at the seven sites along the SRP pipeline corridor (Figure 1). In addition, the results of a small survey of Temporary Construction Easements (TCE) and realignments of the pipeline corridor are presented. Archaeological testing at the seven sites was conducted under Arizona Antiquities Act Project Specific Permit No. 2003-068ps. The TCE surveys were conducted under Arizona State Museum (ASM) permit No. 2003-14bl. Portions of the sites that were tested are located on lands that are privately owned or under the jurisdiction of the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD). Fieldwork was conducted between 24 February and 22 April, 2003. Douglas Craig served as Principal Investigator and Project Director for the project; David Hart served as Field Director. Artifacts collected on the project were analyzed by James Cogswell and Douglas Craig. This is a review draft.

This Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared at the request of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) to evaluate Salt River Project (SRP) proposed plans to perform major maintenance to two 69 kilovolt (kV) subtransmission lines within an SRP power line utility corridor easement. Although this project is not a Federal undertaking or action, this EA has been prepared in accordance with the guidelines contained in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Manual Release No. 9303, NEPA Handbook, September 24, 1993. The manual provides guidance for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing regulations, [Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) Parts 1500-1508]. The purpose of this EA is to evaluate the potential social, economic and environmental impacts that may occur from the project and to identify measures that will effectively mitigate potential adverse impacts. The goal of this document is to assist decision-makers in making informed decisions about the project.

This report presents a monitoring and data recovery plan for the proposed Stapley Drive Conduit and Fiber Optic Cable Project, City of Mesa Project Number 00-44. The Stapley Road Conduit and Fiber Optic Project will create moderate subsurface impacts through the excavation of a utility trench along a 2-mile right-of-way. The area was previously developed and is currently a major traffic corridor in the City of Mesa. The Stapley Road Conduit and Fiber Optic is being funded by federal CMAQ funds making the Federal Highway Administration, the lead agency for Section 106 consultation. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) provides the cultural resource review for the Federal agency. The project also crosses the Consolidated Canal, an historic property managed by the Salt River Project and the Bureau of Reclamation. A copy of the original survey report was submitted to Mr. David Gifford, cultural resource specialist in the Phoenix Office of the Bureau of Reclamation. Mr. Gifford determined that the project would intersect an area of the Consolidated Canal that has been previously surveyed and documented in a HAER report. No further actions were needed in regard to this portion of the project.

On December 15, 2000, Entranco was authorized by Salt River Project (SRP) to conduct a Class I Inventory of an approximately 9.61-mile-long, variable width corridor from the Thunderstone Receiving Station to the Verde Substation in Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area includes Bureau of Indian Affairs right-of-way across the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation, operated and managed by the Central Arizona Project and SRP. This research is undertaken as part of the proposed SRP Thunderstone to Verde 69 kV Rebuild project. The purpose of the Class I Inventory is to identify all previously recorded cultural resources and cultural resource projects that have occurred within the project area and its immediate vicinity. Cultural resources within these areas could be subject to direct or indirect adverse effects from activities associated with the SRP Thunderstone to Verde 69 kV Rebuild project. For purposes of this study, cultural resources are prehistoric or historic archaeological sites or objects, and potentially significant historic buildings or structures. An evaluation of Traditional Cultural Properties was not included in this inventory. The SRP scope of work includes the installation of a new conductor for the existing 69 kV line, removing and replacing overhead static wires, and the replacement of any poles necessary to accommodate the installation of a new conductor and overhead ground wires. All project work will be conducted within the existing SRP right-of-way, which varies in width from 30 feet (ft.) to 70 ft. The content and level of detail appropriate for this Class I Inventory report was discussed with Mr. Richard Anduze of SRP prior to report preparation. Because the primary objective is to facilitate planning for a 69 kV upgrade of an existing line, it was agreed that the best approach would be to inventory existing data sources and report the locations of previously identified sites and surveys in relation to the project corridor. This method provides the essential information concisely and expeditiously, but does not include a broad overview of the environmental or cultural setting, or any synthesis of the cultural resource data into research-oriented conclusions. Thus, the report is considered only a partial Class I inventory, but it includes all information necessary for the immediate planning-related purposes. Because the project extends across federal land, this report was written to conform to federal guidelines. This is a revised report.

This document is the second preliminary report on archaeological data recovery at a portion of the Hohokam village of Los Guanacos (AZ U:9:116 [ASM]). This report focuses on the preliminary results of the south half of the Pole yard locus while the first report discussed the north half of the locus. The contents of this preliminary report discuss the goals for the south half of the locus. Salt River Project (SRP) is proposing to construct a new generating station adjacent to the existing Kyrene Generating Station in Tempe, Arizona. Prior to construction of the generating station, SRP implemented an archaeological data-recovery project within the proposed project area and contracted with SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA) to conduct the investigations. The Environmental Protection Agency is the lead federal agency responsible for assessing the impacts to historic properties under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act since Salt River Project will apply for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The data recovery program being conducted at the site is done in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement for this project. Construction of the generating station is scheduled to begin in the northern portion of the Pole Yard before expanding into the remainder of the project area. Therefore, this document reports on data recovery in the Pole Yard, north of the railroad tracks, prior to completion of excavations in the rest of the project area and prior to completion of analysis of data. SWCA began archaeological investigation on December 8, 2000, and fulfilled the requirements of excavation in the southern portion of the Pole Yard on February 3, 2001.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed an archaeological survey of 119 acres (48.1 hectares) for the Salt River Project in the Town of Gilbert. Survey of the existing Santan Generating Station was completed in anticipation of renovations to the power generating station. Construction of a proposed 825 megawatt, natural-gas fired generating station is the impetus for the survey. The proposed construction will entail demolition and relocation of existing facilities and infrastructure. An existing 14-inch natural gas pipeline and gas metering station within the project area will be moved to a route that has yet to be determined. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is the lead agency for the project and El Paso Natural Gas will function as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agent for the gas pipeline project. The archaeological survey was conducted in compliance with the Section 106 (36CFR800) review process. Surface visibility within the project area was mixed when the author conducted the survey on June 20-21, 2001. Approximately half of the Santan Generating Station could not be inspected because gravel pads, added dirt spoils, gravel and asphalt pavement, buildings, or other infrastructure covered the entire ground surface (0 percent visibility). Other portions of the project area had slightly better surface visibility: 20-45 percent surface visibility or 50-85 percent of the modern ground surface was visible. No surface archaeological resources were encountered within the existing Santan Generating Station; however, the historical period Highland Canal (AZ U:9:174 [ASM]) may cross the project area. Archaeological monitoring is recommended for the proposed natural gas pipeline. If the Highland Canal is not located during monitoring of the natural gas line because prior ground disturbances have removed the site, then additional monitoring or testing of the canal may be needed elsewhere in the Santan Generating Station.

On December 6, 2000, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS) conducted a cultural resources survey of approximately 68 acres of land owned by the Salt River Project in northwestern Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The project area is bounded on the north by Washington Street, on the south by the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, on the east by a property boundary approximately 600 feet west of Center Parkway, and on the west by Priest Drive.The project area is being considered for the development of a multipurpose facility with associated hotel, office, and retail space and parking structures. As a result of the survey, three archaeological sites were located. The survey was requested by Mr. Mark C. Vinson, Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Tempe, in order to determine whether important cultural resources were present within or immediately adjacent to the project area, and which could be affected by the proposed project activities. Important cultural resources are defined as historic or prehistoric archaeological sites, objects, landscapes, traditional cultural places, and historically or architecturally significant structures or buildings that might be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This is a revised report of the original dated 12/15/2000.

The following report presents the results of a 16-mile survey of the Verde Circuit 12kV distribution lines between Stewart Mountain and Granite Reef Dams, conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), for the Salt River Project (SRP). Following the collection of permits and a systematic check of all records pertaining to archaeological resources in the proposed area of study, field investigation of the distribution lines was conducted from October 8 to 11, 1997. Field investigation of the distribution lines was conducted by Dr. Steven D. Shelley, Principal Investigator, and Mr. Matthew A. Sterner, Senior Project Director. Because cultural resources have been previously recorded within the area of potential effect (APE), the survey was structured to locate and assess both known (and rerecord them if necessary) and previously unidentified cultural resources. The justification for the project is two-fold. First, along a portion of the distribution line between the Phon D Sutton Area and Usery Pass north of Bush Highway, line maintenance work (pole replacement) had commenced without an accompanying cultural resources assessment, placing SRP out of compliance with governing preservation laws. The second purpose of the study was to identify all resources within the APE for future reference, pending the relocation or repair of distribution line utility poles as necessary. With a template of known resources within the APE (and their relation to existing utility lines), SRP will be able to quickly and efficiently replace distribution line poles as needed with minimal impact to archaeological resources.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) was contracted by Salt River Project (SRP) to perform a Class III cultural resources survey (Arizona Antiquities Act Permit 96-61-BL) of a portion of the Hayden to Coolidge Power Line which crosses through the known boundaries of the prehistoric Hohokam Grewe site (AZ AA:2:2[ASM]). The survey was conducted on a 500 ft (152 m) long by 66 ft (20 m) wide stretch of land, covering .23 acres, located north of Coolidge, Arizona. The work was conducted on 23 May 1996 by Kyle Woodson and John Marshall and involved .5 person days of labor.

The following document presents the results of an intensive archaeological resources survey of construction access roads for the Mead to Phoenix 500kV Transmission Line Project (Mead to Phoenix Project). The survey constituted one phase of cultural resource compliance undertaken for this project by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA), for Salt River Project (SRP). Other phases include relocation and re-evaluation (Anduze and Sorrell 1995) of sites previously recorded during survey of the Mead to Phoenix right-of-way (Keller 1986); testing and data recovery at the Overkill Site (AZ M:7:48, ASM) (Anduze, Greenwald, and Walsh-Anduze 1994); surface collection at three sites (Purcell and Greenwald 1995); survey, instrument mapping, and archival studies (Purcell, Stein, and Greenwald 1993) and testing and data recovery at the Hackberry Townsite (Purcell, ed. 1995); and surveys for areas of expanded right-of-way to accommodate cable-pulling activities (Payton and Purcell 1995; Purcell 1994; Seymour and Purcell 1995). The survey was conducted as required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as amended, and the Arizona Antiquities Act. Western Area Power Administration (Western) was the lead agency, necessitating the inventory of privately owned lands.

Northland Research, Inc. was contracted by Salt River Project to perform a Class III records search and cultural resources survey for two proposed substation sites. The survey was conducted on two separate parcels (Areas 1 and 2) located south of Siphon Draw, on state trust lands administered by the Arizona State Land Department. In addition to the parcels to be purchased, Northland examined a 50 ft. buffer zone on all four sides of each parcel (Areas 1B and 2B, respectively). Area 1 and 1B (future substation 47E-1.35S) covers an area 3.86 acres. Area 2 and 2B (future substation 45E-1.5S) covers an area of 3.5 acres. The survey was conducted under Arizona Antiquities Act Permit 95-57, on 19 October 1995 and 2 February 1996. The work involved one person day of labor.

Northland Research, Inc. (Northland), was contracted by Salt River Project (SRP) to perform a Class III cultural resources survey for proposed SRP receiving station site RS # 3, associated transmission line (230 kV and 65 kV) right-of-way corridors, and alternatives. The survey was conducted from 30 October to 3 November 1995. The work involved 11 person days of labor. No significant archaeological resources were encountered.

The document presents the results of archaeological monitoring at the Salt River Project (SRP) Lassen Substation in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. The work was conducted by Northland Research, Inc. for SRP and entailed monitoring for their expansion of utility lines along the Western Canal beginning at Lassen Substation. The project area is located within La Ciudad de Los Hornos (Los Hornos), a Hohokam site. Lassen Substation is on land owned by SRP; the Western Canal and right-of-way is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, but maintained and operated by SRP. Archaeological monitoring was performed from January 24 through February 10, 1995. Three archaeological features were encountered: a pithouse, a midden, and a canal (possibly historic). These features, observed only in trench profile, were recorded through profile drawings, photographs, and artifact collections. No human remains were encountered. As the trenching has been completed and all archaeological remains have been documented, no further work is deemed necessary at this time.

Salt River Project (SRP) proposes to reroute the Hubbell Ranch Road to bypass the mining activities at the SRP Fence Lake Coal Mine. SRP contracted with SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA), to conduct a cultural resource survey for the Hubbell Ranch Road Bypass. The lead agency for the cultural resources is the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Cruces District, Socorro Resource Area. The proposed bypass is on New Mexico State Trust Land leased by SRP. The proposed project area is located within the Upper Sonoran Life Zone with vegetation consisting of grasses, yarrow, rabbitbrush, forbs, and juniper. The elevation ranges between 6690 feet and 6720 feet (2039 and 2048 m) above mean sea level (amsl). The geology of the area is characterized by the late Cretaceous Moreno Hill Formation visible in the mesas and in the Quaternary alluvial deposits of the valley floor. The proposed bypass extends along the east side of a ridge down onto the valley floor. Approximately 25 percent of the ground surface is concealed by vegetation.

On August 16, 17, and 18, 1994, Dennis Gilpin, Richard A. Anduze, and Lex Palmer of SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, conducted an archaeological survey of the proposed Fence Lake Transportation Corridor Reroute 3 in Catron County, New Mexico. The project was located on New Mexico State Trust Land; the Bureau of Land Management, Las Cruces District, is the lead federal agency for cultural resources. The survey was conducted under New Mexico State Blanket Survey Permit No. 94/055. The project (SWCA project number 23-94826) was conducted for Judy Brunson-Hadley, Ph.D., Project Archaeologist, Salt River Project, P.O. Box 52025, Phoenix, Arizona, 85072-2025. The proposed undertaking involves constructing a railroad transportation corridor from the proposed Fence Lake Coal Mine in Catron County, New Mexico, to the Coronado Generating Station in Apache County, Arizona. The original route and two reroutes have been previously inventoried; the inventory reported herein was for a third reroute. In total, 150.48 acres were inventoried for the project. As a result of the survey, two previously recorded sites, four previously unrecorded sites, and 16 isolated occurrences were identified within the survey corridor. The six sites included two undated lithic scatters (Sites LA 105991 and LA 105992); one one-room Anasazi structure (LA 105990); one multicomponent site consisting of Archaic projectile points, an Anasazi structural habitation, and a historic camp (LA 86262 [previously recorded]); one multicomponent site consisting of an Anasazi sherd and lithic scatter and segments of the Old Zuni Trail (LA 86273 [previously recorded]); and one multicomponent site (LA 105989) consisting of an Anasazi sherd and lithic scatter, historic features and artifacts, and trail segments that might be variants of the Zuni Salt Trail or a trail to Ojo Caliente. Sites LA 86262 and 86273 have been determined to be eligible for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) by the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officer and the Bureau of Land Management. Sites LA 105989, 105990, and 105992 are potentially eligible for inclusion to the NRHP. Site LA 105991 is not considered eligible for inclusion to the NRHP because of the site's surface nature and the small quantity and dispersed nature of the artifacts; detailed recording has exhausted the site's data potential.

At the request of U S West Communications (US West), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) performed archaeological monitoring along a utility right-of-way. The right-of-way is within the south side access road for the Grand Canal, which passes through the City of Phoenix administered Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark (Pueblo Grande; AZ U:9:7(ASM)). The canal is administered by the Salt River Project and owned by the Bureau of Reclamation. Limited testing within the right-of-way suggested that subsurface remains were present; with the reduction in the depth of the utility trench, US West attempted to avoid impacting such features. The purpose of the monitoring was to identify any cultural remains and features, to record the features, to collect samples and artifacts, and to halt excavation if human remains were encountered. A canal and roasting pit were exposed in the wall of the manhole pit, the only portion of trench deeper than 2 ft-6 in.

Salt River Project (SRP) proposes to construct a meteorological station with associated overhead electric and buried telephone lines at Zuni Salt Lake to monitor atmospheric conditions south of the Fence Lake Transportation Corridor. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Cruces District, Socorro Resource Area is the lead agency for cultural resources. The buried telephone line will extend from an existing buried line adjacent to NM State Route 32, 33 feet (10 m) to the station and the overhead electric line will extend from a pole at an existing overhead line to the south, 330 feet (100 m) to the station. SRP required a width of 100 feet (30 m) for the right-of-way (ROW) easement for the station and utility lines to allow for any construction impacts and any future modifications. SWCA, Inc. Environmental Consultants (SWCA), was contracted by Salt River Project to conduct a cultural resource survey of this portion of Site LA 31800 because this site has not been recorded in detail. Field work was conducted by SWCA archaeologist Richard A. Anduze on September 14 and December 14, 1994. The proposed project centerline was delineated with pink flagging tape by SRP Engineer Kenneth W. Rodgers, who accompanied Anduze in the field. An area of 1.75 acres was inventoried.