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Abstract <br />On October 17 and 18, 2016, Stratified Environmental & Archaeological Services, LLC (SEAS) <br />completed a cultural resource inventory for GCC Energy's proposed groundwater monitoring wells <br />situated on State of Colorado and private lands in southwestern La Plata County, Colorado. The cultural <br />resource inventory of the four proposed wells was conducted at the request of Keith Fox of Ecosphere <br />Environmental Services on behalf of GCC Energy. The project is located in and north of Hay Gulch and <br />between Alkali Gulch and Schoolhouse Canyon about 14.5 miles west-southwest of Durango, Colorado. <br />The proposed monitoring wells are located in Section 3, Township 34 North, Range 12 West, NMPM; <br />Section 29, Township 35 North, Range 11 West, NMPM; and Sections 24 and 36, Township 35 North, <br />Range 12 West, NMPM. Doug Loebig of SEAS completed the cultural resource inventory under State of <br />Colorado Permit No. 2016-55. The inventory was completed to identify and record historic properties <br />that might be affected by the proposed project and to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic <br />Preservation Act (P.L. 59-209) and other applicable federal regulations. The area of potential effect <br />(APE) is 0.23 acre and the total area surveyed is approximately 2.58 acres. <br />One newly recorded prehistoric site (5LP 11050) site was found during the intensive cultural resource <br />inventory for GCC Energy's proposed Groundwater Monitoring Wells Project. Site 5LP 11050, a large <br />Basketmaker III period encampment (ca. AD 600-750) is considered NRNP -eligible under Criterion D <br />due to its significant data potential, despite past disturbances. The MW -4 proposed monitoring well was <br />relocated over 50 feet from the site boundary on the north side of the 620 Sand Court Road driveway. As <br />the site has been avoided by more than 50 feet, no further cultural resource work is recommended. <br />Provided the alternative MW -4 well location is utilized, cultural resource clearance for the project to <br />proceed is recommended as no significant or potentially significant cultural properties will be affected. <br />An Intensive CRI for GCC Energy's Proposed Groundwater Monitonng Wells <br />on State and Private Lands in La Plata County, CO <br />SEAS 16-098 October 2016 <br />Abstract <br />