USDI Bureau of Reclamation, PXAO, Municipal Projects

Part of: USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office (PXAO)

The Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office (PXAO) frequently partners with municipalities to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner. This collection contains projects for which PXAO conducted cultural resource investigations in support of these joint undertakings.

Site Name Keywords
AZ T:12:2 (ASU) • AZ T:12:93(ASM)

Site Type Keywords
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Agricultural or Herding • Canal or Canal Feature

Culture Keywords
Historic • Hohokam

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing

Material Types
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Shell

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Prehistoric Hohokam

Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) • Arizona (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • Arizona • Navajo County (County) • Joseph City • Phoenix • Maricopa County (County) • 04013 (Fips Code)

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Archaeological Excavation of Isolated Human Remains at the Tres Rios Wetlands Demonstration Site in Southwest Phoenix, Maricopa County
  • Archaeological Excavation of Isolated Human Remains at the Tres Rios Wetlands Demonstration Site in Southwest Phoenix, Maricopa County
    PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

    The Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office (PXAO) partnered with the City of Goodyear and the Corps of Engineers to develop an artificial wetland for the purpose of treating brine concentrated wastewater to be discharged into surface waters at the Tres Rios Wetlands Demonstration Site, in Maricopa County, Arizona. Although the area had been investigated for the presences of buried cultural resources prior to construction, human remains and associated grave goods were discovered during...

A Description, History and Finder's Guide for the Joseph City Irrigation System, Navajo County, Arizona
  • A Description, History and Finder's Guide for the Joseph City Irrigation System, Navajo County, Arizona
    PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

    Located in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona, portions of the Joseph City Irrigation System is being rehabilitated so it can function more efficiently and reliably for local water-users. The historic irrigation system was determined to be eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A, C, and D based on archival research conducted by Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) (Schilling 2004). To mitigate the...

Eligibility Evaluation of the Joseph City Irrigation System, Navajo County, Arizona for the Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office
  • Eligibility Evaluation of the Joseph City Irrigation System, Navajo County, Arizona for the Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office
    PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

    The rural community of Joseph City, Arizona, is located off Interstate 40 west of Holbrook, on the Little Colorado River in Navajo County, Arizona. The Joseph City Irrigation Company received a grant from the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to install new pipe in approximately 2,500 feet of the existing 10-mile-long irrigation ditch. Prior to installing the pipe, Reclamation must determine if the historic irrigation system is eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic...