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Appendix G1 Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment CONFIDENTIAL - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION CADIZ VALLEY WATER CONSERVATION, RECOVERY, AND STORAGE PROJECT Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment Prepared for November 2011 Santa Margarita Water District 26111 Antonio Parkway Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Draft CONFIDENTIAL - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION CADIZ VALLEY WATER CONSERVATION, RECOVERY, AND STORAGE PROJECT Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment Prepared for November 2011 Santa Margarita Water District 26111 Antonio Parkway Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Prepared By: ESA 626 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Project site location: Cadiz, Cadiz Summit, Cadiz Lake NW, Cadiz Lake NE, Calumet Mine, Chubbuck, Milligan, East of Milligan, Danby Lake, Sablon, and Arica Mountains (CA) USGS 7.5’ Topographic Maps T1S R19E, 20E; T1N R18E, 19E; T2N R17E, 18E; 3N R16E, 17E; 4N R15E, 16E; 5N R14E, 15E Principal Investigator: Monica Strauss, M.A. Report Authors: Madeleine Bray, M.A, Candace Ehringer, M.A., Brian S. Marks, Ph.D. Keywords: San Bernardino County, Cadiz, Milligan, Archer, Freda, Chubbuck, Ward, Siam, Saltmarsh, Sablon, Fishel, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Parker Cutoff, General George Patton Desert Training Center, Railroad Siding, Archaeological Survey 626 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 213.599.4300 www.esassoc.com Oakland Olympia Orlando Palm Springs Petaluma Portland Sacramento San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Woodland Hills 210324 TABLE OF CONTENTS Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage Project Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment Page Executive Summary .................................................................................................................1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 Project Location ...................................................................................................................1 Project Description ..............................................................................................................1 Setting ............................................................................................................................ 4 Natural Setting .....................................................................................................................4 Prehistoric Setting ...............................................................................................................5 Ethnographic Setting ...........................................................................................................8 Historic Setting.....................................................................................................................9 Methodology and Results ............................................................................................. 14 Archival Research .............................................................................................................14 Native American Contact ...................................................................................................25 Field Survey .......................................................................................................................26 Evaluation of Cultural Resources ................................................................................. 68 Regulatory Framework ......................................................................................................68 Significance Evaluation of Cultural Resources ................................................................. 73 Conclusions and Recommendations............................................................................ 79 References.................................................................................................................... 82 List of Figures Figure 1 Regional Location Map ...........................................................................................2 Figure 2 Project Location Map ..............................................................................................3 Figure 3 Survey Areas ........................................................................................................2 8 Figure 4 Cultural Resources Location Map ......................................................... Appendix D Figure 5 Photos: CA-SBR-3233H (Milligan) .......................................................................3 1 Figure 6 Photos: CA-SBR-3235H (Saltmarsh) ...................................................................3 5 Figure 7 Photos: CA-SBR-3282H (Archer) .........................................................................3 7 Figure 8 Photos: CA-SBR-3283H (Chubbuck) ...................................................................3 9 Figure 9 Photos: CA-SBR-SBR-9849H and -9851H ..........................................................4 1 Figure 10 Photos: CA-SBR-9853H (ATSF Parker Cutoff) ....................................................4 3 Figure 11 Photos: CA-SBR-9856H and -9858H ...................................................................4 4 Figure 12 Photos: CA-SBR-10646H (Sablon) ......................................................................4 6 Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage Project i ESA / 210324 Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment November 2011 Table of Contents List of Figures (cont.) Figure 13 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................4 9 Figure 14 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................5 0 Figure 15 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................5 2 Figure 16 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................5 4 Figure 17 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................5 5 Figure 18 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................5 6 Figure 19 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................5 8 Figure 20 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................5 9 Figure 21 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................6 0 Figure 22 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................6 2 Figure 23 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................6 4 Figure 24 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................6 6 Figure 25 Photos: Newly Recorded Cutlural Resources ......................................................6 7 List of Tables Table 1 Cultural Complexes .................................................................................................... 5 Table 2 Previous Cultural Resources Investigations Conducted within 0.5 Mile of the Project Area ................................................................................................... 15 Table 3 Previously Recorded Cultural Resources within 0.5 Mile of the Project Area ......... 17 Table 4 Cultral Resources Recorded or Updated during Survey ......................................... 28 Table 5 Significant Cultural Resources ................................................................................. 74 Appendices Appendix A: Personnel Qualifications Appendix B: Native American Contact Appendix C: Survey Coverage on USGS Topographic Maps (1:24000) Appendix D: Cultural Resources Location Map (Figure 4) (Confidential – bound under separate cover) Appendix E: DPR Forms (Confidential – bound under separate cover) Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage Project ii ESA / 210324 Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment November 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage Project Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), ESA is preparing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery, and Storage Project (Project). The Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) is acting as Lead Agency as the first public agency with a discretionary decision regarding the Project and because the Project will be owned in part and operated by SMWD. The Project, located on private lands in the unincorporated portion of southeast San Bernardino County, would develop a new reliable water supply and storage facility for SMWD and other participants. The proposed Project would be executed in two phases: 1) Groundwater Conservation and Recovery Component and 2) Imported Water Storage Component. The first phase involves the conservation and recovery of native groundwater that is now lost due to evaporation. Facilities that would be constructed under the first phase include a wellfield and manifold system, water conveyance facilities, a tie-in to the Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA), access roads, and power supply and distribution facilities. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines §15378(a), the Conservation and Recovery Component is being analyzed at a project level in the Draft EIR. The second phase includes an expanded wellfield, an extension of the water conveyance facilities, spreading basins, a CRA diversion structure and pump station, access