James, Stephen R.

In accordance with 36 CFR Part 800, a Programmatic Agreement was signed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District, Georgia and South Carolina State Historic Preservation Offices, and the U.S.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, operates and maintains the Savannah Harbor Navigation Project and, in partnership with the Georgia Ports Authority, is examining the feasibility of deepening the Savannah Harbor navigation channel.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District is proposing to perform periodic renourishment to the Tybee Island Beach Erosion Control Project, Chatham County, Georgia. Approximately 1,400,000 cubic yards of material will be placed on the beach within the limits of the Federal project.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District is proposing to deepen the Savannah River Federal Navigation Channel as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.

Located directly opposite the eastern downtown district of Savannah, Georgia, and along the southern shoreline of what is now known as Hutchinson Island in Savannah Harbor, the Fig Island Channel site has been the scene of numerous recent archaeological investigation

In January and February 1995, Panamerican Consultants, Inc. (PCI) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, conducted Phase I submerged cultural resource investigations along a portion of the Savannah River relative to a proposed extension of the Savannah Riverwalk.

A Phase I marine archaeological survey of the proposed Radisson Hotel riverwalk extension in Savannah, Georgia was performed by Panamerican Consultants, Inc. in October, 1989.

Building on these previous investigations, the Savannah District contracted with Gulf South

A Final Phase I cultural resources assessment report for the McCoy’s Cut flow diversion project was completed in April 2013 for the Savannah District by Panamerican Consultants, Inc. (Panamerican), under a subcontract with Tetra Tech, Inc.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District is responsible for the maintenance of the federally authorized 12-foot-deep and 150-foot-wide inland navigation channel known as the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Project located within their boundaries.