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Management Summar <br />Dletcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. (MAC) has completed an <br />archaeological survey of nine groundwater monitoring well locations and <br />associated access in Routt County, Colorado. No cultural resources were <br />discovered and archaeological clearance is recommended for the following well <br />locations: <br />Well Number Leg al Location Quadrangle <br />Al SW/SW/NE Sec. 11, T5N, R88W Mount Harris <br />A2 NE/NW/SW Sec. 10, T5N, R88W Hayden <br /> NE Sec. 9, T5N, R88W Hayden <br />A3 NE/SE/SW Sec. 11, T5N, R88W Mount Harris <br />A4 SW/NW/SW Sec. 13, TSN, R88W Mount Harris <br />A5 NW/SE/SW Sec. 8, T5N, R87W Mount Harris <br />A7 SE/NE/SW Sec. 16, T5N, R87W Mount Harris <br />A8 SE/NW/SE Sec. 20, T5N, R87w Dunckley <br />A9 SW/NW/NE Sec. 29, T5N, R87W Dunckley <br />61,62,63 NE/SE/NE Sec. 17, TSN, R87W M1tount Harris <br />A6/SI SE/SE/NE Sec. 16, T5N, R87W Mount Harris <br />Introduction <br />Peabody Coal Company of Flagstaff, Arizona contracted with t•:.-;C to conduct <br />a Class III survey of nine groundwater monitoring wells in Routt County, <br />Colorado. Peabody is proposing to build these monitoring wells and related <br />access to monitor groundwater in the area. The wells will be drilled either by <br />portable truck mounted augers or larger drills. In each location a 100' x 100' <br />area centered on the hole location was surveyed. Peabody officials Felt a 100' <br />x 100' area would be more than adequate for tl~e limited area of disturbance <br />associated with these well locations. Access routes are, for the most part very <br />limited in length. A 50' corridor was surveyed For access and these areas, <br />along with the individual well locations are shown in Figures 1-4. Well <br />locations Al and A3 are on BLD1 surface while the others are on private surface <br />owned by either Peabody Cosl or private individuals. <br />The main objective of this survey was to determine if significant cultural <br />resources would be impacted by Peabody's proposed drilling sites end related <br />access. Due to the small area of disturbance involved with the well locations, <br />and the limited access, the chance of finding cultural resources was seen as <br />slight, although possible. Further, with projects of this limited scale, <br />avoidance of cultural resources is generally a viable option. No cultural <br />resources were discovered at any of these well locations or along any of the <br />access routes, although one access route, to well A2, near Dry Creek passes by <br />a previously recorded rock-art site. The project will not impact this <br />potentially significant site. <br />This survey was completed on May 9 and 10, 1990 by Ronald J. Rood and <br />Kimberly Spurr of MAC. All field notes and other information pertaining to this <br />project are filed at the MAC office in Eagle, Colorado. <br />Environmental Data <br />The entire project area is located within tl~e Southern Rocky h1ountains <br />Physiographic Province. Locally, vegetation is primarily sagebrush and <br />