Southeastern Archeological Services has completed archival research and archeological survey for a proposed sewer line and associated access road on the University of Georgia (UGA) golf course in Athens, Georgia. The fieldwork was conducted on June 1, 2017 by Ron Schoettmer. Archival research was conducted by Tom Gresham and Joel Jones.
Detailed (1 :600 scale) plans of both the proposed sewer line and access road were provided to us and these were used as field maps during the survey. These maps are not reproduced here. The proposed sewer line will extend from a point just northeast of the Clubhouse, at the location of the septic tank currently in use, and run generally south and tie into an existing Athens Clarke County sewer line near Lakeside Drive (Figure 1). The length of the proposed sewer line is approximately
1,500 feet ( 460m). The proposed access road will run on the opposite side of the Clubhouse and golf cart shed and terminate near the middle of the proposed sewer line. The proposed access road is approximately 750ft (230m) in length. All of the proposed access road and all but the southernmost
100m (350ft) of the proposed sewer line are on UGA property.
The project area is located on the side slopes of a broad ridge. Prominent terraces can be seen on aerial photographs of the project area and these terraces depict the topographic situation nicely (Figure 2, 1944 aerial). The northern half of the proposed sewer line lies in a heavily developed area around the Club House. The remaining length of the sewer line and the access road runs through woods.
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