Report Abstracts

Because of rapid suburban development in the area of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, additional sewer lines will be required to accommodate the need for sewage disposal.

Phase One, Dalton, Georgia, 201 Wastewater r Facilities Study consists of 5.8 miles of projected sewer line and 95.5 acres of treatment facilities, much of e latter already constructed under previous programs.

Facilities planning for wastewater management by Dalton Utilities (EPA Project Number C-130454) shows that land treatment of Dalton wastewater is the most consistent and cost effective treatment process. It provides pollution abatement while conserving energy and recycling resources.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has purchased a ca. 56 ha (140 ac) tract of land in the floodplain of the Conasauga River in western Murray County (Figure 1), which is to be restored to wetlands as mitigation for wetlands impacts elsewhere.

There have been six field seasons of exploration at Bell Field, 9 Mu 101, beginning in 1965 and ending with the summer of 1971. Progress has been slow, uneven, and interrupted, due to restricted budgets, small field crews and short digging sessions.

Carter's Dam is planned to be an earth-core, rock-fill construction approximately 400 feet high and 1800 feet long on the crest. It will be exceeded only by Boulder Dam, Colorado, in height, and will be the highest dam in the eastern United States.

Archeological investigation of the LeConte-Woodmanston plantation began on March 27, 1979 under the direction of Dr. C.H. Fairbanks of the University of Florida and Dr. Rochelle Marrinan of Georgia Southern College.

A cultural resource survey was conducted on April 21, of the selected land, Creech Land Exchange (Tract G-57 AE), Brasstown Ranger District, Chattahoochee National Forest (see attachments).

The Weaver Site (9Gi(DOT)21) was discovered during an intensive archaeological survey of the mainline corridor for the proposed Appalachian Development Highway between Ellijay and Blue Ridge, Georgia.

Under several historic preservation laws and Executive Order 11593, dated 13 May 1971, the Corps of Engineers has the responsibility to identify and preserve cultural resources, or mitigate losses thereto, on lands under their jurisdiction.