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CM-2020-153 - 6/5/2020TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION ANTIQUITIES PERMIT APPLICATION FORM ARCHEOLOGY GENERAL INFORMATION I. PROPERTY TYPE AND LOCATION Project Name (and/or Site Trinomial) Cultural Resources Survey of the City of Round Rock o.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension County (ies) Williamson USGS Quadrangle Name and Number Round Rock (1097-112) UTM Coordinates Zone 14 E 622634.42 N 3'4777'11.89 Location Western portion of Round Rock. Texas (see attached maps) Federal Involvement ❑ Yes ✓ No Name of Federal Agency Agency Representative _ II.OWNER (OR CONTROLLING AGENCY) Owner Citv of Round Rock City/State/Zip K&Ikt-CF go C Telephone (include area code) Address ! A [w(W er-c"act Cie, III. PROJECT SPONSOR (IF DIFFERENT FROM OWNER) Sponsor Representative Address City/State/Zip Telephone (include area code) PROJECT INFORMATION I. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (ARCHEOLOGIST) Email Address Name Michael Retter Affiliation SWCA Environmental Consultants Address 4407 Monterey Oaks, Bldg 1. Suite llo City/State/Zip Austin, Texas 78748 Telephone (include area code) (.5i2) 476-o8c)l Email Address mretter0swca.com 044-2-02-0-lj�-3 (OVER) ANTIQUITIES PERMIT APPLICATION FORM (CONTINUED) II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Proposed Starting Date of Fieldwork May 25, 2020 Requested Permit Duration 5 Years o Months (i year minimum) Scope of Work (Provided an Outline of Proposed Work) SWCA will conduct an intensive pedestrian survey with subsurface testing as necessary based on field conditions (please refer to the attached Scope of Work.) III. CURATION & REPORT Temporary Curatorial or Laboratory Facility SWCA Environmental Consultants Permanent Curatorial Facility Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State University, San Marcos IV. LAND OWNER'S CERTIFICATION I, " , as legal representative of the Land Owner, G cac it , do certify that I have reviewed the plans and research design, and that no investigations will be performed prior to the issuance of a permit by the Texas Historical Commission. Furthermore, I understand that the Owner, Sponsor, and Principal Investigator are r ponsible for com leting the terms of the permit. Signature GL��%/l�' Dater • 5, 2-02o V. SPONSOWS CERTIFICATION I, L • t 1'-t as legal representative of the Sponsor, W a, do certify that I have review the plans and research design, an that no investigations will be performed prior to the issuance of a permit by the Texas Historical Commission. Furthermore, I understand that the Sponsor, Owner, and Principal Investigator are responsibl for co pI in the terms of this, permit. L , , 202-0 Signature e(1ifJL6� ��LQ�}/ Date VI. INVESTIGATOR'S CERTIFICATION I, Michael Retter , as Principal Investigator employed by SWCA Environmental Consultants (Investigative Firm), do certify that I will execute this project according to the submitted plans and research design, and will not conduct any work prior to the issuance of a permit by the Texas Historical Commission. Furthermore, I understand that the Principal Investigator (and the Investigative Firm), as well as the Owner and Sponsor, are resMs'le f leti the terms of this permit. Signature �,, Date d - O Principal Investigator must attach a research design, a copy of the USGS quadrangle showing project boundaries, and any additional pertinent information. Curriculum vita must be on file with the Archeology Division. Reviewer Permit Number Type of Permit Texas Historical Commission Archeology Division P.O. Box 12276, Austin, TX 78711-2276 Phone 512-463-6o96 thc.texas.gov FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Date Permit Issues Permit Expiration Date Date Received for Data Entry TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION real plaee, telling real ,r—ie, thatexas.gov 2/36 SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS Sound Science. Creative Solutions.' 4407 Monterey Oaks Boulevard Building 1, Suite 110 Austin, Texas 78749 Tel 512.476.0891 Fax 512.476.0893 wvnv.swco.com TEXAS ANTIQUITIES PERMIT APPLICATION PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK FOR ANINTENSIVE CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK'S 0.9 MILE -LONG WYOMING SPRINGS DRIVE EXTENSION, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS Project Landowners —City of Round Rock, Texas Project Sponsor — City of Round Rock, Texas Project Consultant — SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) Principal Investigator — Michael Retter, M.A. Date — May 1, 2020 INTRODUCTION At the request of the Halff Associates, Inc, (Halff) and on behalf of the City of Round Rock, Texas, SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) proposes to conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of the proposed approximately 0.9-mile-long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension located in proximity to the City of Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas (Project) (Figure 1). As the City of Round Rock is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the Project is subject to review and approval by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) under the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT); therefore, the investigations proposed below are designed to comply with the requirements of the ACT. Based on the current Project understanding, no federal regulatory compliance is anticipated. SWCA proposes to conduct an intensive pedestrian survey with subsurface testing of the Project area. The goal of the work will be to identify prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in the Project area; establish vertical and horizontal site boundaries as appropriate regarding the Project area; and evaluate the significance and eligibility of any site according to eligibility criteria for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and for designation as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL). All work will be done in accordance with the ACT and standards and guidelines established by the THC and the Council of Texas Archaeologists (CTA). This scope of work presents information on the Project area, potential effects, known resources, and methods of the proposed survey, reporting, and curation. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SETTING SWCA understands that the City of Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, proposes to extend Wyoming Springs Drive from Brightwater Boulevard to Farm -to -Market (FM) 3406. The Project includes construction of a new location, four -lane divided roadway connecting two existing segments of Wyoming Springs Drive (also four -lane, divided roadways). The Project area is approximately 9.9 acres in size. The Project area is located on the northwestern margin of the City of Round Rock, Texas, in southern Williamson County. The Project area for the proposed roadway improvement trends along the edges of residential developments to the west and parkland to the east and is depicted on the Round Rock U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle map (Figure 1). The nearest prominent waterway is Brushy Creek, which bisects the proposed Project area. Additionally, both Dry Fork Creek, a tributary of Brushy Creek, and an unnamed tributary run through the proposed Project area. The confluence of Dry Fork Creek with Brushy Creek is just east of the proposed Project area (Figure 2). Scope of Work for an Intensive Cultural Resources Survey May 1, 2020 City of Round Rock 0.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension WYOMING SPRINGS 1:24,000 N DRIVE EXTENSION p • N SWCA Project T` 10 PROJECT LOCATION Area �.opctlAmdw Y,eJe -zw, 9,rAUD ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS WILLIAMSON COUNTY TEXAS 5GO 1000 IAe- 100 200 .100 Figure 1. Project location map. 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F,�C, � •�,,, � � �, yr� ;�,o 4. 1F•z y� � � *'K� tic a i""'` i��* � I ••,•t r - ,t ,�{ K t[ r. ^,s - Wl�+` r �, - •s - _.,�•- 1��.i .� r_ % .�Yf r�� ...«Lw� _ .��'►r�'et s' i N* C t •:tG� h., Scope of Work for an Intensive Cultural Resources Survey May 1, 2020 City of Round Rock 0.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension GEOLOGY The geology underlying the Project area consists primarily of Cretaceous -aged Edwards Limestone formation with the Quaternary Alluvium formation within the Brushy Creek basin (Table 1, Figure 3). The Edwards Limestone formation consists of limestone, dolomite, and chert, with the upper part mostly alternating hard and soft beds of limestone (Barnes 1992; USGS 2020a); this is a chert-bearing formation. The Quaternary Alluvium deposits are associated with the floodplains of drainages that intersect the Project area and include indistinct low terraces (USGS 2020a). Table 1. Geological Formations Within the Project Area Soil Labels Soil Mapping Units Percentage Ked Edwards Limestone 92% Qt Quaternary Alluvium 8% Total 100% Source: USGS (2020a). SOILS According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (MRCS 2020), the Project area contains five soil map units. Table 1 summarizes the mapped soils units within the Project area. Almost all the soils within the Project area are in the Eckrant association (94 percent), with a small area of Oakalla association (6 percent) in the Brushy Creek drainage basin (MRCS 2020; Table 2, Figure 4). Soils of the Eckrant series consist of well drained, moderately slowly permeable soils that are very shallow to shallow over indurated limestone bedrock. They are formed in residuum derived from limestone and occur nearly level to very steep summits, shoulders, and backslopes of ridges on dissected plateaus. Based on the soil's in situ development and shallow depth, it has little to no potential to contain intact buried cultural materials; however, the presence of chert cobbles increases the potential for surficial cultural materials (Figure 4). The Oakalla series consist of deep well drained soils formed in loamy alluvium derived from limestone of Cretaceous age. These soils are on nearly level to gently sloping floodplains on perennial streams in river valleys. They are subject to flooding by overflow from streams for short periods after heavy rains. Soils in this series have moderate to high potential to contain intact cultural materials (MRCS 2020). The Georgetown soils are a very small area at the extreme southern end of the proposed Project area. Table 2. Soil Units Within the Project Area Soil Labels Soil Mapping Units Percentage EaD Eckrant cobbly clay, 1 to 8 percent slopes 47% Ere Eckrant-Rock outcrop association, 1 to 10 percent slopes 31 % EeB Eckrant extremely stony clay, 0 to 3 percent slopes 16% OIA Oakalla soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes, channeled, frequently flooded 6% GsB Georgetown stony clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 0% Total 100% Source: NRCS (2020). Page 4 Scope of Work for an Intensive Cultural Resources Survey May 1, 2020 City of Round Rock 0.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension ti,,- moo �e: cse7-7 '[�FT1b' �a. - �'�•a��: '� '�'t�{O_O 5�; ;` s. �.x,' 'A /s w 1,81 Waltz 740 .-.�..r_-_�� R•��++ ¢may, � �� sM ley` Of W. ZI N . �r :1•�'\ .sue " - r +F{ �g0 •�IIR `.` � t\ i.�. r,. !, WNpill./. 7. WYOMING SPRINGS Q Project Area ^1S EXTENSION Contour Line1:1Zr000 C�DRIVE W inferred Fault .niWrI11Y �•M. GEOLOGIC MAP Geologic Unit sl+ro o ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS WILLIAMSON COUNTY TEXAS Ked Edwards Limestone 5M Qal - Quatemary Alluvium jop" ' Figure 3. Project area geology. Page 5 r l i•r _Eyp �•� - T _ r%I k. y 4L%- mil- .- 4 "' `.n A Soil Unit Type Sta•ir.�crk•t '� r r h. IF ko oil � i r < a r 1p • r As , c l s.r. w 4��77 fi ^•' 1 tr JL ,�•. 'f',�`3' �i.p� • Y� �.` a yr bt•'. �cr . .,� w J�. ,p"ri ,�, = 5 x ''tirS7ir :r w�` xss L.�'•+•�. . c y' 11! trj �r�, t Nv �hs'Tr. �'� �t J,6'f'EF � �Ti •,�. '`-� i' ' �Q.�,f y& �>•l �l��wfat:�alitr'F, � �� s.. - � 'S"^a•,�}�r r..y ��O 1 �y r, r"Ll r^. e 7 `,:-14 i ram' r� r{i^r� � �f�; �a�se'-a � '� .s:"'� � 'aYc- ►�a�+'r �� i'' �_s` : ! `�� r +.�r . _ -mot"-_ _ � _ ` � �•�._ V Scope of Work for an Intensive Cultural Resources Survey May 1, 2020 City of Round Rock 0.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension PREVIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND KNOWN RESOURCES On April 16, 2020, SWCA completed a desktop review of the Project area. The review area includes the 0.9-mile-long Project area and an additional 1-mile buffer (review area) around the Project area. SWCA used the Texas Archeological Sites Atlas (Atlas) online database (THC 2020) to identify previously conducted surveys and known sites within the review area. SWCA also consulted historical topographic maps available through the USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer (USGS 2020b), the Texas Historic Overlay (Foster et al. 2006), and modern aerial imagery to identify land use practices that may indicate the potential for or presence of cultural resources within the Project area. The Project area is intersected by six previously conducted cultural resource surveys (i.e., Atlas Nos. 8500004866, 8500004867, 8500010766, 8500012223, 8500013761, and 8500080886; Figure 5). Three of these were conducted for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Fort Worth District in 1987, and include a large area survey mostly northeast of the proposed Project area, a small area survey just north of Brushy Creek on the west side of the proposed Project area, and a survey within Brushy Creek. The only information available on the Atlas is that the survey within the drainage was for the Brushy Lake Creek Interceptor. A 2000 survey for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is a crescent -shaped area survey south of Brushy Creek and west of the proposed Project area. A 2004 survey for Lower Colorado Authority (LCRA) crosses the proposed Project area twice north of Brushy Creek. Finally, a 2018 survey by Atkins for Williamson County crosses the proposed Project area along the Brushy Creek basin. Two additional previous cultural resource surveys were located with 300 feet of the Project area, and 23 more previous cultural resources surveys are located within a 1-mile radius of the Project area (see Table 3). Table 3. Archaeological Surveys Within 1 Mile of the Project Area Atlas No. Survey Type TAC Permit No. Proximity to Project Area Sponsor Year 8500004866 areal - Intersects northern portion of project area. USACE-Fort Worth District 1987 8500004867 areal - Intersects central portion of project area. USACE-Fort Worth District 1987 8500010766 areal 2508 Intersects central portion of project area. TPWD 2000 8500012223 areal 3325 Intersects central portion of project area. LCRA 2004 8500013761 areal - Intersects central portion of project area. USACE-Fort Worth District 1987 8500080086 areal 8529 Intersects central portion of project area. Williamson County 2018 8500012355 areal 2768 Western periphery of background review area. USACE-Fort Worth District 2002 8500013071 areal 2723 Southwestern periphery of background area. TPWD 2002 8500013274 areal 2723 Western part of background review area. TPWD 2002 8500013446 areal 2768 Western periphery of background review area. USACE-Fort Worth District 2002 8500013026 areal 2611 Southeastern periphery of background review area. LCRA 2001 8500013229 areal 2611 Eastern periphery of background review area LCRA 2001 8500018854 areal 5732 Southern periphery of background review area Texas Department of Transportation 2010 8500021161 areal 6263 Eastern part of background review area Williamson County 2012 8500018334 areal 4606 Southeastern part of background review area City of Round Rock 2010 8500008459 areal - Southwestern part of background review area Veterans Administration 1983 Page 7 Scope of Work for an Intensive Cultural Resources Survey City of Round Rock 0.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension May 1, 2020 Atlas No. Survey Type TAC Permit Proximity to Project Area No. Sponsor Year 8500008461 areal - Southwestern part of background review area Environmental Protection Agency, Housing and Urban Development 1986 8500008463 areal - Southwestern part of background review area Veterans Administration (VA) 1983 8500008468 areal - Eastern part of background review area VA 1984 8500008469 areal - Eastern part of background review area VA 1984 8500009759 areal - Southern part of background review area 8500010536 areal 2490 Southwestern periphery of background review area Brushy Creek PUD 2000 8500010766 areal 2508 Southwestern periphery of background review area TPWD 2000 Source: THC (2020) The file search and literature review identified one archaeological site within the Project area (Figure 5). This site, 41 WM720, is located along the edge of a ridge at the confluence of Dry Fork Creek and Brushy Creek; the proposed Project area crosses the site on the eastern side. The site consists of a large, dense prehistoric lithic procurement scatter of primarily cores and primary flakes with some secondary flakes; only one uniface was noted, and one positive shovel test recovered a flake within the upper 15 centimeters of clay loam soil. The site was recommended Not Eligible for listing on the NRHP (THC 2020) and much of the site area is now residential development. Two archaeological sites (i.e., 41 WM721 and 41 WM1055) are within 300 feet of the Project area. Archaeological site 41 WM721 lies just north of the northern edge of the proposed Project area, and like site 41 WM720, is a large surficial lithic procurement scatter that was recommended as Not Eligible for NRHP listing (THC 2020). Site 41 WM 1055 is within the Brushy Creek basin, on the south side of the creek. There is no detailed information on the Atlas; however, the site was recommended as Not Eligible for NRHP listing (THC 2020). An additional 26 previously recorded archaeological sites are within the 1-mile review area (Table 4). Table 4. Previously Recorded Archaeological Sites Within the Background Review Area Site Trinomial Location Site Type Description NRHP Eligibility 41 WM720 Intersects Prehistoric Lithic procurement scatter Ineligible (THC 2005) 41 WM721 Within 300 feet Prehistoric Lithic procurement scatter Ineligible (THC 2005) 41 WM1005 Within 300 feet Historic Unknown Ineligible (THC 2004) 41 WMl l Within 1 mile Prehistoric Midden Unevaluated 41WM150 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Lithic scatter Unevaluated 41 WM527 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Isolated biface fragment Recommended Not Eligible 41WM528 Within 1 mile Unknown Unknown Recommended Not Eligible 41 WM529 Within 1 mile Unknown Unknown Recommended Not Eligible 41 WM530 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Isolated Clear Fork gouge Recommended Not Eligible 41WM531 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Isolated thick biface fragment Recommended Not Eligible 41 WM532 Within1 mile Prehistoric Isolated Marshall dart point fragment Recommended Not Eligible 41 WM533 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Isolated projectile point fragment Recommended Not Eligible Page 8 Scope of Work for an Intensive Cultural Resources Survey May 1, 2020 City of Round Rock 0.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension Site Location Site Type Description NRHP Eligibility Trinomial 41 WM534 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Isolated thick biface fragment Recommended Not Eligible 41WM535 Within 1 mile Unknown Unknown Recommended Not Eligible 41 WM536 Withinl mile Prehistoric Isolated thick biface fragment Recommended Not Eligible 41WM537 Within 1 mile Unknown Unknown Recommended Not Eligible 41 WM603 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Lithic scatter Recommended Not Eligible 41WM604 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Lithic scatter Recommended Not Eligible 41WM605 Within 1 mile Historic Residential artifact scatter Recommended Not Eligible 41WM722 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Lithic procurement scatter Recommended Not Eligible 41WM723 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Lithic procurement scatter Recommended Not Eligible 41 WM731 Within 1 mile Prehistoric/Hist Burned rock middens and open campsite; Eligible (THC 1997) 06C historic limestone house 41 WM768 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Lithic procurement and reduction scatter Ineligible (THC 2010, 2012) 41 WM946 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Lithic procurement scatter Unevaluated 41WM996 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Burned rock midden and open campsite Ineligible (THC 2005) 41WM997 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Open campsite Ineligible (THC 2005) 41WM167 Within 1 mile Historic Homestead remains Unevaluated 41 WM1183 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Lithic Scatter Undetermined (THC 2010, 2012) 41 WM1197 Within 1 mile Prehistoric Lithic Scatter Recommended Not Eligible Source: THC (2020). No historical markers or cemeteries were identified during the background review. To evaluate the potential for the presence of historical features, SWCA examined the historic -age USGS topographic quadrangle maps, as well as the compilation of historical maps found in the Texas Historic Overlay (Foster et al. 2006). Using historical maps dating from the late nineteenth to the mid -twentieth century (USGS 2020b), SWCA identified 19 potentially historical structures within the larger review area. One of the potential historical structures identified in the historical map review is located immediately adjacent (within 300 feet) to the proposed Project area near the western boundary (Figure 6). METHODS SWCA will conduct an intensive cultural resources survey of the approximately 0.9-mile-long project area. The goal of the investigation will be to locate all prehistoric and historic cultural resources within the Project areas, establish vertical and horizontal site boundaries to the extent feasible with consideration of access constraints, and evaluate the significance and eligibility of all recorded sites for designation as SALs. The survey will comply with applicable THC/CTA archaeological survey standards for projects of this size. For linear projects, the THC/CTA survey standards require a minimum of 16 shovel tests per mile, or minimally 16 shovel tests per 100-foot-wide survey transect across the Project area. Additional shovel testing is required to delineate cultural resources. Factors such as disturbances, site probability, and exposures may affect the shovel testing intensity. Page 9 CA, I. I �� x.° Fri• /w S �W+r�� r T �� y�•• ^ �c x" � M �� , '�, �Jy(r•�f j� - - }.y; .�. �"'': '+' ' '.'•.. try., ;-R � •�� F-�� 1 fi -• ��.(•yi 4= �� A.._�L �•rC ��,+v zear4. Z:S � � s • r _- _tiy .yr � fy d � ,� 1, ;E Jv 44s% ,5,1'�u"�a`� 'ems•`• •+t r `_.,'"�4 �i 'ds!-'�'<. L fir•' Y .y. 4 ir ,yS �L{yL til,}'•t'!r - r C�• •i^F" - Y+ '1•,'?:' d ,� �r - a' s. y�L-}j ` ` t�//"y. �• :i'','.r� Y �Tjq" �_ Ir Irk r. .- .4Y } -ii "�z y1''. ° =,ram '-: �_ +S, - GF'�` •:ira.� �".^ Y.� • � ��•r�I� yA._ 4 �' �i- �..•�1/ } ��" k. •1'��_. .6IY •��t. rrjjkrC, �_ '�','� �a�. C w"..",;1I. L1�� Y ' tea" .,`�'� '•� r � �, JJ�� s.,� � r �. Y• it �' � Fes- P • _ 111 DRIVEPrject Area FMAK • • Scope of Work for an Intensive Cultural Resources Survey May 1, 2020 City of Round Rock 0.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension The pedestrian survey will be completed by qualified SWCA archaeologists who will inspect the project area using one to two transects covering the width of the approximately 100- to 110-foot-wide right-of- way. This width of corridor will require a minimum of one survey transect; based on the above, the project will require a minimum of 16 shovel tests to meet the THC/CTA survey standards. Survey transects will be adjusted as necessary to ensure coverage of the Project area. During the survey, archaeologists will examine the ground surface for artifacts, features, and other prehistoric or historic material for proper documentation per state standards. Features of the landscape, such as depressions, ditches, mounds, and areas of differential vegetation, will also be documented and inspected for cultural features. Shovel tests will be excavated in 20-centimeter arbitrary levels to a depth of 1 meter unless soil conditions or argillic horizon preclude reaching that depth. All matrix will be screened through'/ -inch mesh for artifact recovery. SWCA will plot each shovel test using a sub -meter accurate global positioning system (GPS) receiver and will record each test on appropriate project field forms in tablets to expedite recording during survey investigations. The potential for deeply buried cultural deposits is currently deemed low based on the previously discussed soil and geology information. Eocene surface geology is mapped within the Project areas, and soils mapped in the Project area suggest shallow basal clays. The field assessment will further define the potential, and methods will be adjusted accordingly. If archaeological sites are encountered in the Project area during the investigation, they will be explored as much as possible with consideration to the boundaries of the Project. All discovered sites will be assessed regarding their potential significance so that recommendations can be made for proper management (i.e., avoidance, non -avoidance, or further work) and eligibility. Shovel tests will be excavated per THC/CTA standards to define horizontal and vertical site boundaries (i.e., at least six shovel tests per site). Site delineation shovel tests will be excavated in a cruciform pattern at 15 in intervals or less until two negatives are encountered in each direction or landform limits are reached. Photographs for sites found within the project area will minimally include: the site setting documented from a minimum of two angles, all cultural features present within the site, a representative sample of non -diagnostic artifacts, all sides of diagnostics artifacts, and representative other natural features and/or disturbances within the site. Locations of sites, relevant features, and photograph locations will be mapped through GPS. SWCA will complete appropriate State of Texas Archaeological Site Data Forms for each site discovered and/or revisited during the investigations. SWCA will produce a detailed plan map of each site and plot locations on USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles and relevant project maps. SWCA proposes to conduct a non -collection survey; artifacts, including temporal diagnostics, will be tabulated, analyzed, and documented in the field, but not collected. REPORTING AND CURATION Once the cultural resources survey has been completed, SWCA will prepare a report for review by the City of Round Rock and the THC. The report of the investigations will conform to the CTA and THC standards and guidelines. The report will include the results of the background review and the field survey. Specifically, it will provide the methodology used in the investigations, the presence and condition of previously recorded sites located in and around the Project area, the history of the property, photographs illustrating the environment and setting, a description of cultural resources encountered during the survey, recommendations for management of those cultural resources, and recommendations for additional investigations, if warranted. SWCA will submit a draft digital copy of the report to the City of Round Rock for review and comment. SWCA will address all comments and concerns, and at the City Page 12 Scope of Work for an Intensive Cultural Resources Survey May 1, 2020 City of Round Rock 0.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension of Round Rock's request, the revised draft will be submitted to the THC for review. SWCA will address any comments or concerns and will produce a final report to complete requirements of the Antiquities Permit. SWCA is proposing a no -collection survey; however, documentation will be curated at the Center for Archaeological Studies at Texas State University in San Marcos. The ACT requires that, upon approval of the draft report, a final report must be produced. SWCA will furnish one unbound hard copy and two electronic copies of the final report on a tagged PDF formatted CD to the THC, complete an abstract text online, and furnish 11 hard copies of the report (without site information, if any) to the university -based libraries and archaeological research facilities around the state. UNANTICIPATED DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS In the event of unexpected discovery of human remains or funerary objects/contexts during the survey, SWCA will comply with all applicable state laws (Texas Health and Safety Code Section 711 and the Texas Administrative Code Title 13, Chapter 22 Sections 22.1 through 22.6.), as well as taking into account the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's 2007 Policy Statement on the Treatment of Burial Sites. Any human skeletal remains that may be discovered will, at all times, be treated with dignity and respect. If human remains are uncovered during investigations, the following steps will be taken: • SWCA will halt excavation of the remains and shall notify the Williamson County sheriff and the THC. The sheriff will be requested to contact the coroner/medical examiner. After examining the human remains, if the sheriff and coroner determine the remains are modern, then the sheriff or coroner will assume responsibility for the remains. • Appropriate measures will be taken to ensure that the remains are protected and not disturbed prior to the conclusion of investigation by law enforcement and consultation with appropriate groups to determine next steps (if needed). • Excavations (e.g., shovel testing) within 100 meters of the find will be halted until the THC authorizes continued work in those areas. • Surveys will continue elsewhere in the Project area. • If the county sheriff and coroner determine that the remains are not modern or a crime scene, thereby relinquishing their jurisdiction over the remains, SWCA will coordinate with the Project and THC to determine the appropriate course of action and file a Notice of the Existence of a Cemetery. Page 13 Scope of Work for an Intensive Cultural Resources Survey May 1, 2020 City of Round Rock 0.9-Mile-Long Wyoming Springs Drive Extension REFERENCES Barnes, Virgil E. 1992 Geological Atlas of Texas. Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin. Foster, T. R., T. Summerville, and T. Brown 2006 The Texas Historic Overlay: A Geographic Information System of Historic Map Images for Planning Transportation Projects in Texas. Prepared for the Texas Department of Transportation by PBS&J, Austin. Natural Resources Soil Service (MRCS) 2020 Web Soil Survey. Available at: httns://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/Ann/HomePage.htm. Accessed April 2020. Texas Historical Commission (THC) 2020 Texas Archeological Sites Atlas restricted database, Texas Historical Commission. Available at: https://tshaonline.org/handbook. Accessed April 2020. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 2020a Texas Geology Web Map Viewer. Available at: https:Htxpub.usgs.gov/txgeglo�/. Accessed April 2020. 2020b The National Geologic Map Database (TopoView). Historical topographic map collection. Available at: httv://np_mdb.usgs.gov/ma-ps/Tot)oView/. Accessed April 2020. Page 14 City of Round Rock i ROUND ROCK TEXAS Agenda Item Summary Agenda Number: Title: Consider executing Antiquities Permit Application Form Archeology with the Texas Historical Commission regarding the Wyoming Springs Project. Type: City Manager Item Governing Body: City Manager Approval Agenda Date: 6/5/2020 Dept Director: Gary Hudder, Transportation Director Cost: Indexes: Attachments: Antiquities Permit Application Archeolog, SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR CULTURAL RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS Department: Transportation Department Text of Legislative File CM-2020-153 The Wyoming Springs Road Segment 1 project consists of extending Wyoming Springs Blvd from Creekbend at the south end to Old Settler's Blvd on the north end. The roadway will be a new 4-lane divided arterial roadway with off-street shared use paths. The road will clear Hairy Man Road and Dry Fork creek as well as create a path that intersects with the existing hike and bike trail along Hairy Man Road. Environmental clearance and design are anticipated to be completed in summer 2021. A requirement for this project is an intensive cultural resources survey. A Texas Antiquities permit application must be completed prior to this survey. City of Round Rock Page 1 Printed on 614/2020