Waterford, Cultural Resources Damage Assessment Report Area 4
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Entergy Nuclear South Entergy Operations, Inc. 17265 River Road *| ri t ) Killona, LA 70057 ,{ACn erg\ Tel 504 739 6440 'y Fax 504 739 6698 kpeters~entergy.com Ken Peters Director. Nuclear Safety Assurance Waterford 3 W3Fl-2004-0074 August 31, 2004 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Subject: Cultural Resources Damage Assessment Report Area 4 Waterford Plantation, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana Docket No. 50-382 License No. NPF-38 Waterford 3 Reference: Letter Number W3F1-2003-0043, Notification of Disturbances to Waterford Plantation Workers' Quarters Site, Area 4, dated June 6, 2003 Dear Sir or Madam: The purpose of this letter is to provide the Damage Assessment Report to Area 4 within the Waterford Plantation site (16SC41). Letter Number W3F1-2003-0043, Notification of Disturbances to Waterford Plantation Workers' Quarters Site, Area 4, dated June 6, 2003, provided notification that "significant" ground disturbing activities had taken place on a portion of the Waterford 3 property that contains cultural resource remains from the Waterford Plantation pursuant to the Waterford 3 Cultural Resources Protection Plan. As required by the Cultural Resources Plan, an assessment of the damage and impact to the cultural resource was conducted by a certified archaeologist. Enclosed please find the Damage Assessment Report to Area 4 within the Waterford Plantation site (16SC41). The Waterford Plantation, Area 4, as well as other former structure localities and their associated deposits are still intact and remain eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This occurrence was evaluated under the Entergy Corrective Action program. The following actions have been taken to prevent recurrence. W3FI-2004-0074 Page 2 1. Establishment of permanent markers which identify the locations of the cultural resource areas. 2. Training seminar module WSEM-CADM-CRPA was created to indoctrinate personnel on inspection procedures and requirements for property that contains cultural resource remains from the Waterford Plantation pursuant to the Waterford 3 Cultural Resources Protection Plan. Chemistry and Environmental personnel were trained using this module to perform weekly inspections of property that contains cultural resource remains. 3. Weekly inspections are performed by Chemistry and Environmental personnel of the property that contains cultural resource remains from the Waterford Plantation pursuant to the Waterford 3 Cultural Resources Protection Plan. This submittal includes no new commitments. Should you have questions regarding this report please contact Mr. Mark Louque at 504-464-3267. Sincerely, JSTF/ssf Attachment: Damage Assessment of Area 4, Waterford Plantation, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana W3Fl-2004-0074 Page 3 cc: w/attachment Mr. Bruce S. Mallett Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Waterford Steam Electric Station Unit 3 P.O. Box 822 Killona, LA 70066-0751 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Mr. N. Kalyanam Mail Stop 0-07D1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway ATTN: J. Smith P.O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 Winston & Strawn ATTN: N.S. Reynolds 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-3502 W3FI-2004-0074 Page 4 e-mail: J.E. Venable (W-GSB-300) K.T. Walsh (W-MSB4-300) T.G. Mitchell (W-GSB-315) K.J. Peters (W-GSB-310) S.R. Cotton (N-RER) K.T. Walsh (W-MBS4-300) R. Fletcher (W-EEC-650) R.A. Dodds (W-GSB-318) S.L. Anders (W-ADM-500) R.C. Fron (W-MSB4-217) J.A. Ridgel (W-GSB-102) R.D. Peters (W-MSB4-325) C. Fugate (W-MSB4-217) R.L. Osborne (W-GSB-355) K.S. Cook (W-GSB-201) J.B. Holman (W-GSB-320) J.J. Lewis (W-GSB-365) F.G. Burford (M-ECH-414) G.M. Pierce (W-MSB4-238) A.B. Pilluti (W-MSB4-244) B.A. Anderson-Loper (M-ECH-414) bcc: (w/attachment) Licensing Green Folder File R.N. Buckely M-ECH-595 G.M. Pierce W-MSB4-238 Duke Rivet La. Div of Archaeology State Historic Preservation Officer La. Div of Archaeology Waterford 3 Records Center (W-GSB-100) Attachment W3FI-2004-0074 Damage Assessment of Area 4, Waterford Plantation, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana a 013 Coastal El Environments, Inc. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF AREA 4 WATERFORD PLANTATION, ST. CHARLES PARISH, LOuIsiANA FINAL REPORT AUGUST 2004 PREPARED BY COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS, INC. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA PREPARED FOR ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. WATERFORD 3 GENERATING PLANT KILONA, LOUISIANA CONTRACr No. 10041288 DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF AREA 4, WATERFORD PLANTATION, ST. CHARLES PARISH, LOUISIANA By Stephanie L. Perrault Final Report August 2004 Prepared for Entergy Operations, Inc. Waterford 3 Generating Plant Kilona, Louisiana Contract No. 10041288 .Prepared by Coastal Environments, Inc. Baton Rouge, Louisiana ABSTRACT The results of a damage assessment within the Waterford Plantation site (16SC41), located at the Waterford 3 nuclear power plant in St. Charles Parish, are presented. To assess any damage, a program of pedestrian survey and subsurface testing was implemented. During the present investigation a total area of 3.85 acres (1.56 ha) was examined. Forty- four shovel tests were excavated within Area 4. Over 300 artifacts were collected from the ground surface and shovel tests. Stratigraphic profiles were compared between four discrete loci within Area 4. From these comparisons, it was found that the archaeological deposits in the vicinity of the helicopter pad have been disturbed over an area measuring approximately 60-m-by-40-m (2400 M2 ). However, deposits beyond the area of disturbance remain intact. These deposits do in fact extend beyond what was originally designated as the Area 4 quarters complex. Thus, the Waterford Plantation site remains eligible for nomination to the National Register. Avoidance is the recommended action. Future plans for construction should take into account the possibility of the presence of additional features and structure locations. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .............................................................................ii LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................. v LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................ vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................. viii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................... 1 Report Organization ..................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENTAL SETrING .................................. .. ... 4 Physiographic and Geologic Setting ................................................. .................. 4 Soils ............................................................. 11 Flora................................................................................................................... 12 Fauna................................................................................................................. 12 Climate............................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER 3: PREVIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CULTURAL SE MTING ............................................................................ 14 Culture History ............................................................................. 14 European Exploration (1519-1717) ............................................................ 14 French Colonial Period (1717-1767) .......................................................... 15 Spanish Colonial Period (1762-1800) ....................... ................................. 17 Early American Period (1800-1861) ......................... ................................. 18 Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1912) ................................................ 19 Industrialization (1912-Present) ................................................................. 19 History of W aterford Plantation .......................................................................... 20 Previous Investigations ............................................................................ 23 Plantation Archaeology ............................................................................ 27 CHAPTER 4: FIELD INVESTIGATIONS AND RESULTS ......................... ................................ 30 1980 Investigations ............................................................................. 30 Present Investigations ............................................................................ 33 Field Examination of Waterford Plantation (16SC41) Area4............................................................................................ 33 Sum m ary of Field Investigations ........................................................................ 42 CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................... 46 Summary............................................................................................................ 46 Recommendations.............................................................................................. 47 REFERENcEs ............................................................................... 48 APPENDIX A: ARTIFACTS RECOVERED DURING 1980 INVESTIGATION OF WATERFORD PLANTATION (16SC41) ............................................................... 59 Iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1. Map of the Waterford 3 power plant