Projects

The following table is a list of many of the projects A&B staff has worked on.

Client Project Title Project Description
Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Colorado Historical Society Burials #97 & 98

Osteological analysis of two human skeletal remains from eastern Colorado.

Western Area Power Administration Fraser Valley Environmental Impact Statement

Peer review of cultural resources section for Frazier valley Environmental Impact Statement, Grand County, Colorado.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Hardin Phase II

Peer review of Phase II report for the relocation site of Hardin, Illinois.

Amoco Tiffany Environmental Assessment

Prepared cultural resources section for the Environmental Assessment for enhanced coalbed methane development in La Plata County, Colorado.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Grafton Phase II

Peer review of Phase II report for the relocation site of Grafton, Illinois.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Grafton Phase III

Peer review of Phase III report for the relocation site of Grafton, Illinois.

Summo Corporation Lisbon Valley Copper Mine EA

Wrote cultural and paleontological resources sections for EA.

Western Area Power Administration Maricopa-Saguaro Transmission Line Upgrade

Peer review of cultural resources inventory report for an existing transmission line in Pima and Pinal Counties, Arizona.

Cameco Permit Requirements

Researched cultural resource permit requirements for a proposed mine in Wyoming.

Bureau of Land Management River Gas Environmental Impact Statement

Peer review of cultural resources section for natural gas development project in Utah.

Owl Creek Energy Shoshone Site

Reconnaissance survey for a proposed interim spent uranium storage site near Shoshone, Wyoming.

Missouri Department of Transportation US Highway 50 Environmental Assessment

Coordinated architectural inventory of over 1,000 standing structures, conducted SHPO consultations and prepared cultural resources section for Environmental Assessment.

Norfolk Southern Corporation West End History

Peer review of historic context for Alexandria, Virginia.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Albany Phase 2

Extensive test excavation at prehistoric site 5DU100 in Dougherty County, Georgia.

US Bureau of Reclamation Book Cliffs EIS

Prepared draft cultural resource sections for revisions to the Resource Management Plan for the Vernal, Utah Field Office.

Western Area Power Administration Eklutna and Snettisham Cultural Resources Evaluation

Prepare and implement mitigation plan for the transfer of the Eklutna Powerplant from federal to non-federal ownership. Plan included duplication of historic photographs of the Eklutna Project, preparation of ink-on-mylar representation of the power production process and an interpretative brochure … Continue reading

Western Area Power Administration Parker-Blythe 161 kV Transmission Line Upgrade

Managed subcontractor and peer review of subcontractor reports for cultural resources inventory of existing transmission line in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California.

Western Area Power Administration Parker-Gila 161 kV Transmission Line Upgrade

File search and literature review, management of subcontractor and peer review of subcontractor reports for cultural resources inventory of existing transmission line in San Bernardino County, California and Yuma County, Arizona.

Western Area Power Administration Saguaro-Oracle and Coolidge-Oracle 115 kV Transmission Line Upgrades

File search and literature review, management of subcontractor and peer review of subcontractor reports for cultural resources inventory of existing transmission line in Pinal County, Arizona.

Phillips Petroleum San Juan Basin Coal Methane Development

Peer review of cultural resources inventory report for a gathering system in San Juan County, New Mexico.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Valmeyer Phase III

Peer review of Phase III report for the relocation site of Valmeyer, Illinois.

DOE (through Weston) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Particle Size Expert Elicitation

Provided expert testimony on the archaeological aspects for the determination of particle size from an accidental release from the nuclear Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad near New Mexico.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Capital Improvement Project 4H

Pedestrian inventory of proposed roadway improvements in Kay County, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Capital Improvement Project 4K

Pedestrian inventory of proposed roadway improvements in Noble County, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Capital Improvement Project 6B

Pedestrian inventory of proposed roadway improvements in Major County, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Capital Improvement Project 6C

Pedestrian inventory of proposed roadway improvements in Texas County, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Capital Improvement Project 6E

Pedestrian inventory of proposed roadway improvements in Woodward County, Oklahoma.

Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence FE Warren Air Force Base Cold War Evaluations

Lead team that developed Cold War historic context for FE Warren AFB and evaluated facilities for NRHP eligibility, Laramie County, Wyoming.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Gibson County

Peer review of cultural resources report for flood mitigation project in Gibson County, Kentucky.

US Bureau of Reclamation Northern Cheyenne Tongue River

Pedestrian inventory of proposed waterline routes in Rosebud County, Montana.

Hiawatha National Forest Sturgeon River Wild and Scenic River Study

File search, literature review, SHPO consultation, and preparation of cultural resources section for Wild and Scenic River, Delta County, Michigan.

Gaithersburg Office client TCP Study Example

Consulted with ACHP to find good examples of agreements involving TCPs

Missouri Department of Transportation US 50 EA

Continuing consultations with SHPO

Kinder Morgan Hutchinson Pipeline

Peer review of cultural resources survey for pipeline segment in Reno County, Kansas.

MFS I-70 East Fiber-optic Line

Identification of cultural resources permitting requirements for a proposed fiber-optic cable in eastern Colorado.

City and County of Denver Lower Colfax Bridge Replacement

Cultural resources inventory for bridge replacement in Denver, Colorado. Documented and evaluated architectural resources.

Western Area Power Administration (through Volpe) Poncha-Curecanti Transmission Line

Managed subcontractor and peer review of subcontractor reports for cultural resources inventory of existing transmission line. Managed URS staff generated biological assessment.

Asarco Ray Mine

File search and literature review for mine improvements in Gila County, Arizona. Prepared cultural resources section for Supplemental EIS.

City of South Jordan River Park

Reconnaissance survey for a proposed roadway in South Jordan, Utah.

Colorado Springs Utilities Shooks Run

Preliminary cultural resources inventory of area within Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Colorado Department of Transportation South Broadway

File search and windshield survey for overlay work and gutter and curb improvements.

Western Area Power Administration Southpoint Power Project Supplemental Analysis

Preparation of cultural resources section for a Supplemental EA for a proposed power plant in Mohave County, Arizona.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Volga Relocation

Conducted cultural resources inventory of a proposed site for relocating a portion of Volga, Iowa. Methods included soil boring to locate buried cultural materials.

Ponderosa Land Group, Inc. Wilde Pointe (Hawks Run)

File search, literature review and reconnaissance survey of a parcel in Elbert County, Colorado. Overall project included wetlands, biological, environmental site assessments and preparation of environmental review report.

US Bureau of Land Management Yankee Gulch

File search and literature review for soda extraction project in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties Colorado. Prepared cultural, paleontological, hazardous materials, and health and safety sections of the EIS.

Utah Department of Transportation Region 2 106 South

Conducted cultural resources inventory for roadway improvement in South Jordan, Utah. Documented and evaluated architectural and historical archaeology sites. Prepared cultural resources section of EA and addressed Section 4(f) issues.

Utah Department of Transportation Region 1 1100 South Bypass

File search, literature review and windshield survey for preliminary evaluation of road improvements near Brigham City, Utah.

Colorado Department of Transportation Region 5 8 Corners

Conducted cultural resources inventory for intersection improvement project. Documented and evaluated architectural properties and conducted testing at potential historic archaeological site. Prepared documentation to support CatEx determination, La Plata County, CO.

Community Development Group Dacono Property

Cultural resources inventory near Dacono, Colorado. Documented and evaluated a historic ditch and a historic archaeological site.

BP Amoco (through Radian International Denver) Environmental Compliance Training

Prepared cultural resources module for environmental compliance training program.