An Archaeological Survey of the Metter Wastewater Treatment Addition, Candler County, Georgia

The City of Metter is currently planning an addition to their present wastewater treatment facility located on Hiawatha Read (Fig. 1). The current sewage treatment pond of 39 acres (15.7 hectares) is no longer sufficient to service the cities' needs so a plan has been devised to pump the excess sewage to a pro-posed second pond south of the current one. total of 239 acres (96.8 hectares) are being considered for purchase, though the proposed addition will cover only about half of this area. The only areas contemplated for actual use are two adjoining cultivated fields. The woods which border the property, including all of those west of the road, will not be included in the construction. As mentioned previously, part of the area is in cultivated fields. This portion, in fact, makes up approximately 80% of the addition property. In the southwestern quadrant of the project area is a large cypress done of approximately 30 acres (Fig. 2). Most of the property is currently owned by Mr. J.R. Edenfield who, in turn, rents out the fields for row crop cultivation. There is one presently occupied trailer on the north end of the property and a farm on the south part of the project area. There are also several unoccupied structures on the property (Fig. 1). Since the wastewater treatment addition project would involve federal funds, the City of Metter was obligated to perform an archeological survey of the proposed project area. The purpose of this survey was to identify and evaluate archeological. resources within the project boundaries and to make recommendations for the management of project construction impacts. Fieldwork. was conducted from January 27 to February 16, 1986. A total of 240 man/hours were put in doing the fieldwork. In addition, a very cursory documents check was performed. With the completion of the survey, the artifacts and all supporting information have been stored at Georgia Southern College in Statesboro.