R.S. Webb & Associates conducted a Phase I cultural resources survey of the proposed Bear Creek reservoir pipeline corridor and river intake pump station, in Newton County, Georgia in March and April, 2011. The pipeline is approximately 3.1-kilometers long by 23-meters (m) wide; the intake pump station site is approximately 75 by 60 m in size. The proposed intake pump station site at the Alcovy River is approximately 900-m north of Newton Factory Bridge Road. The area of potential effects (APE) was set at 30-m beyond the project boundaries. The project was performed in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, to meet the conditions of United States Army Corps of Engineers permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The study was conducted to locate and identify cultural resources within the project boundaries, and to assess resource significance based on National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria [36 CFR Part 60.4]. The Phase I cultural resources survey included a literature review and intensive field survey. During the literature review, state and county records, maps, and documents were examined to determine if previously recorded archeological sites or historic structures are located within or adjacent to the project area. Using surface and subsurface techniques, the field survey was conducted to identify and record cultural resources within the study area. The project's APE was surveyed for structures greater than 50 years old.
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