Maricopa County (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Marc C. Campbell.

The Eastern Canal—so-called because of its geographic location—sits at the eastern edge of the Salt River Project (SRP) in central Arizona. Originating near Lindsay and McDowell roads in northeast Mesa, the Eastern today stretches 14.65 miles south from its head in the South Canal. Built between March and December 1909, the canal provides irrigation water for lands lying between it and the Consolidated Canal to the west, and it also serves as a vital source of domestic water for the Town of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jay C. Ziemann.

The San Francisco Canal was one of the first few operating irrigation ditches in the Salt River Valley. It was the only privately owned canal south of the Salt and after 1901, it was the principal water source for the seven thousand acre Bartlett-Heard Land and Cattle Company. The canal continues to serve residential Tempe. The San Francisco Canal originally had its head constructed on the south side of the Salt River approximately 1 mile below the milling town of Tempe, Arizona. The canal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Simon Bruder. Melissa Keane.

The Williams Gateway Airport Authority (WGAA) is planning Phase 1 development of its portion of the former Williams Air Force Base in Maricopa County, Arizona. This report describes the proposed development, the consideration of alternatives to the proposed development, and the six historic World War II hangars and the two archaeological sites in the area of potential effect. The report then outlines proposed mitigation of the anticipated adverse effect. Finally, this report describes...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven G. Dosh. T. Kathleen Henderson.

Northland Research, Inc. has completed a Class III cultural resources inventory and evaluation of areas of potential impact associated with the proposed Horseshoe Dam modifications. This survey project was designated Task 13 of the Supplemental Surveys of the Regulatory Storage Division, Central Arizona Project (Plan 6). It was conducted under Contract No. 7-CS-3-05750 issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. The project area is located entirely within the Tonto...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karolyn Jackman. Barbara Macnider.

In conjunction with an Environmental Impact Statement analysis conducted for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Red Mountain Freeway by Entranco Engineers, Inc., Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) performed cultural resource investigations of proposed alternative alignments. Much of one alternative had been previously surveyed by Soil Systems, Inc. (Landis 1987; Mitchell 1988). Additional alternative alignments and modifications thereof were examined by ACS....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard Anduze. Danny Sorrell.

Salt River Project is constructing a 500kV transmission line along a 250-mile right-of-way from the Marketplace Substation to the Mead Substation, both near Boulder City, Nevada, to the Westwing Substation northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, near Sun City. The right-of-way is adjacent to and parallels the existing Mead to Liberty 345kV Transmission Line for most of the project area. A 200-foot right-of-way was previously surveyed by the Museum of Northern Arizona (Keller 1986). The present project...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David E. Purcell.

Salt River Project constructed a 500kV transmission line from Boulder City, Nevada, to near Phoenix, Arizona, during which SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants, monitored construction at 20 previously recorded archaeological sites. Monitoring took the form of damage assessments at six sites and one non-site location, active monitoring of construction at 15 sites, inspections of site conditions and reflagging at two sites, and examination of possible human remains and monitoring at one location...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Wirth Environmental Services.

Western Area Power Administration (Western), Salt River Project (SRP), Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and M-S-R Public Power Agency (Modesto-Santa Clara-Redding) propose to construct, operate and maintain a ±500kV direct current (DC) transmission line from the Phoenix area in Arizona to the Mead Substation near Boulder City, Nevada (see Figure 2-1). The proposal includes a ±500kV DC transmission line, two terminal facilities, associated communication facilities, and ground...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William A. Vaughan.

The land use study was conducted by Wirth Associates as a portion of the environmental studies for the proposed Western Area Power Administration (Western), Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and the Salt River Project (SRP) Mead to Phoenix Area ±500kV DC Transmission Line Project. This report is composed of inventory and impact assessment sections for the alternative 500kV transmission corridors between the Mead Substation and the Westwing Substation in addition to the proposed...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William A. Vaughan.

The purpose of this study was to project the levels of archaeological and historical sensitivity and determine relative levels of impacts that could potentially occur with the introduction of the proposed Mead to Phoenix ±500kV DC Transmission Line. The results of the regional study, conducted from July through September of 1982, identifies previously recorded archaeological and historical sites, predicts areas where encountering sites are probable and establishes criteria to determine the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text J. Scott Courtright. Rebecca J. Hill.

The following report summarizes the results of Phase I data recovery within a portion of AZ U:10:2 (ASM), the Southwest Germann Site, a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)-eligible prehistoric site situated near the intersection of Sossaman and Rittenhouse Roads in the town of Queen Creek, Arizona (Figure 1). The Salt River Project (SRP) plans to construct a substation within a rectangular-shaped, 310- by 360-foot area (USGS Higley, Arizona 7.5' 1956/1981). The 2.5-acre Rohrig...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Seven pollen samples were examined from two sites in the Cave Creek Recreation Area of northern Maricopa County, Arizona. Rock alignments noted at AZ U:1:98 (ASM) and AZ U:1:100 (ASM) may have functioned as check dams, contour terraces or linear borders, retaining walls, diversions walls, rock piles, and/or rock-weighted brush berms. These areas exhibit no evidence of prehistoric canals, and are assumed to have been watered exclusively by hillslope runoff. Examination of pollen samples from...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris North.

SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) conducted archaeological testing at AZ T:7:178, AZ T:7:179, AZ T:7:180, and AZ T:7:181 (ASM) in May, 2004. These sites are located in Maricopa, Arizona. The project area is proposed for residential development. A permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act from the Army Corp of Engineers is necessary to proceed with the development. An archaeological survey of the project area identified four prehistoric sites, AZ T:7:178-181 (ASM), that were recommended...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Daniel H. Sorrell. Linda Countryman.

This preliminary report briefly summarizes the results of an archaeological data recovery program implemented by EcoPlan Associates, Inc. (EcoPlan) on a portion of multicomponent (prehistoric and historic) cultural resource site AZ T:12:70 (ASM) in downtown Phoenix. Data recovery at AZ T:12:70 (ASM) - the prehistoric components of which are referred to as “Pueblo Patricio” - commenced following archaeological testing within the project area (refer to Sorrell 2006a). This document is intended to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Stubing.

Entranco conducted archaeological data recovery at AZ U:10:123 (ASM) during January and February 2001. AZ U:10:123 (ASM) is a Hohokam habitation and limited activity site located within the corridor of the proposed Red Mountain Freeway, Gilbert to Higley Road segment in east Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. As a result of testing, the site was previously recommended as eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. The data recovery was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrew Vorsanger. Chris Whiting.

The PMGAA proposes to develop a portion of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (Airport) for an airline service center. This proposed development would affect Locus 2 of site AZ U:10:69(ASM), a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)–listed archaeological site. The Airport is located at the former Williams Air Force Base in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. The PMGAA manages historic properties within the Airport in accordance with a Programmatic Agreement established in 1995 between the U.S. Air...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan S. Burton.

This report provides a regional archaeological overview prepared for the Montezuma Hydroelectric Pumped-Storage Project by the Office of Cultural Resource Management, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, under contract with the Salt River Project, Phoenix, Arizona. Specifically, it is designed to fulfill the archaeological data requirements for the Phase I Regional Study outlined by Wirth Associates, the consulting firm coordinating all environmental studies connected with the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary-Ellen Walsh. Michael Stubing. Laurene Montero. Kris Shepard.

This document consists of a research design and work plan for archaeological testing at four cultural resource sites within the proposed Red Mountain Freeway (RMF), Gilbert Road to Higley Road segment in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. Testing will be conducted to evaluate the eligibility of AZ U:9:226 (ASM), AZ U:10:117 (ASM), AZ U:10:122 (ASM), and AZ U:10:123 (ASM) for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) prior to proposed construction of the RMF. Nine cultural...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Justin Rego.

This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring and testing for a COP sewer line project. The project involved the installation of sewer and connector pipes, the removal of corrugated pipe and the installation of utility access holes along the existing and new sewer alignments within Broadway Road. Archaeological monitoring and test trenching were conducted under an approved Treatment Plan. No archaeological features were identified during testing, but six isolated occurrences were...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Stephen W. Yost. Margaret Glass. Karolyn Jackman. Gina Gage. Bruce G. Phillips.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) plans to extend the Red Mountain Freeway through Mesa, Arizona from State Route (SR) 87 to US Route (US) 60. This project will result in the construction of a new limited access six-lane freeway. Construction on the right-of-way is currently confined to the area between SR 87 and Gilbert Road. The proposed route runs through an area of dense historic and prehistoric cultural resources south of McDowell Road, and passes through the northern edge of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Walter R. Punzmann. Lourdes Aguila.

The City of Phoenix (COP) is planning to build a new bridge structure at the crossing of 43rd Avenue and the Roosevelt Canal, widen the 43rd Avenue alignment, and relocate a Salt River Project (SRP) irrigation canal and two utility lines attached to the existing bridge structure. The project is eligible for Federal aid funding by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and is considered an undertaking subject to Section 106 review. Significant cultural resources have been previously identified...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Aguila Lourdes. Holly DeMaagd. Vicki Erhart. Gina S. Gage. Margaret Glass. Sharon Hurlbut. Karolyn Jackman. Bruce G. Phillips.

In June 1999, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) surveyed approximately 234 acres of private land for the proposed El Paso Natural Gas Company (EPNG) 2039 pipeline relocation/removal project. AZ T:12:116(ASM}—a previously recorded Hohokam site also known as Pueblo del Rio—was located within the proposed area of impact. ACS concluded that as the site’s integrity and ability to contribute important information about the area’s prehistory were unknown; testing was necessary to evaluate...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Orit Tamir. Scott C. Russell. Karolyn Jackman Jensen. Shereen Lerner.

A few months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, people of Japanese origin on the West Coast of the United States were routed through a series of security measures that led to removal from their homes and resettlement in relocation centers. In 1942, a civilian agency, the War Relocation Authority (WRA), was established to administer their lives in these centers. Butte Camp and Canal Camp were the two relocation sites built by the United States at the Gila River Relocation Center...

PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

A few months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, people of Japanese origin on the West Coast of the United States were routed through a series of security measures that led to removal from their homes and resettlement in relocation centers. In 1942, a civilian agency, the War Relocation Authority (WRA), was established to administer their lives in these centers. Butte Camp and Canal Camp were the two relocation sites built by the United States at the Gila River Relocation Center...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Orit Tamir. Scott C. Russell. Karolyn Jackman Jensen.

In 1987 and 1989, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) undertook limited archaeological and historical investigations in areas adjacent to the Gila River Relocation Center that were to be impacted by the Sacaton Farms Irrigation System Project (Sawyer-Lang 1989; Sullivan et al. 1987). On January 20,1993, the Bureau of Reclamation requested a supplemental study of the Center that included the collection of additional historical material together with oral history information. The...