An Archaeological and Botanical Survey Proposed Pole Bridge Creek Component Upper Yellow River Wastewater Facilities Plan DeKalb County, Georgia Our Project Number Ss-1053

The objective of this report is to evaluate the archaeological and botanical resources to be impacted by the Pole Bridge Creek component of the Yellow River Wastewater Facilities Plan. This survey was completed under a contract between the Earth Systems Division of Soil Systems, Inc. and DeKalb County. Project authorization was received on July 5, 1978. Field work was initiated on July 7, 1978 and was completed four working days later. The survey area is located in southeastern DeKalb County, Georgia, near the city of Lithonia (Fig.1). The survey consisted of approximately 12 miles (19.2 km) of proposed sewer corridor, including 8.4 miles (13.4 km) of line which will follow undisturbed areas and 3.6 miles (5.8 km) of corridor which lies within existing road right-of-ways. The archaeological survey was designed to locate and delineate any significant historic or prehistoric cultural resources which might exist within the proposed construction areas. The methods used to locate possible sites included shovel cuts and visual reconnaissance of all available ground exposures. The findings of this archaeological survey and the methodology employed will be described in more detail in Chapter II. The botanical survey was designed to inventory and evaluate the flora located within the proposed construction easements. Emphasis was placed on the identification of endangered, threatened or unusual plant species. Chapter III presents the survey in detail and delineates those sites deemed significant from a botanical point of view. Chapter IV assesses the primary impacts of the proposed project on the botanical resources. A botanical inventory is included as Appendix B of this report. It includes only plants identified during the site survey. Appendix C lists rare or protected species which are known to occur on Piedmont granite outcrops in Georgia.