Abstract
Intensive Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Dripping Springs Wastewater System Improvements Project (EID 1), Dripping Springs, Hays County, Texas
Highlights
Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by the City of Dripping Springs to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory survey and assessment of the proposed Dripping Springs Wastewater System Improvements Project (EID 1) in Dripping Springs, Hays County, Texas (USACE Project No SWF-2020-00075)
Evidence of ground disturbance resulting from land clearing for housing developments and a transmission line were noted within the northwestern portion of the proposed Reclaimed Water Line segment
The far northwestern end of the proposed Reclaimed Water Line segment skims the edge of the floodplain associated with a tributary of Onion Creek
Summary
Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. (Horizon) was selected by the City of Dripping Springs to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory survey and assessment of the proposed Dripping Springs Wastewater System Improvements Project (EID 1) in Dripping Springs, Hays County, Texas (USACE Project No SWF-2020-00075). (Horizon) was selected by the City of Dripping Springs to conduct an intensive cultural resources inventory survey and assessment of the proposed Dripping Springs Wastewater System Improvements Project (EID 1) in Dripping Springs, Hays County, Texas (USACE Project No SWF-2020-00075). This survey represents the first phase of a larger project involving the proposed construction of wastewater system improvements in Dripping Springs. Option A extends approximately 0.8 kilometer (0.5 mile) in length along the northern side of Onion Creek, and Option B extends approximately 0.6 kilometer (0.4 mile) along the southern side of the creek Both routes were surveyed for cultural resources; Option A is the currently preferred alternative. For purposes of the cultural resources survey, the proposed West Interceptor segment measures a total of 3.7 kilometers (2.3 miles) in length, inclusive of both the Option A and Option B alternatives, within a linear ROW measuring a maximum of 30.5 meters (100.0 feet) in width, covering an area of approximately 11.3 hectares (27.9 acres)
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