20201533 Ver 1_Rocky River SHPO consultation_10052020_20201120

BURNS �MEDONNELL
October 5, 2020
Ms. Renee Gledhill -Earley
State Historic Preservation Office
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4617
*Submit electronically to SHPO at [e-mail]
Re: Request for Consultation under Section 106
Piedmont Natural Gas Rocky River HDD Project
Cabarrus and Stanly Counties, North Carolina
Dear Ms. Gledhill -Earley:
Burns & McDonnell Consultants, Inc. (Burns & McDonnell), on behalf of Piedmont Natural Gas
(PNG), has prepared the following request for consultation under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act for the proposed Rocky River HDD Project in Cabarrus and Stanly
Counties, North Carolina (Attachment A: Figures A-1 and A-2). The proposed Area of Potential
Effects (APE) is located at 35.229586,-80.483738 and encompasses all proposed Project
components discussed below. The APE totals approximately 21.24 acres.
The proposed Project includes the replacement of approximately 3,125 linear feet of 30-inch pipe
adjacent to an existing PNG right of way (ROW) (Attachment A: Figure A-3). Approximately
725 feet of pipeline would be constructed and installed via open -cut method from the existing
ROW to the Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) entry and exit points and approximately 2,400
feet of pipeline will be installed via HDD method beneath Rocky River. The new pipeline will be
approximately 52 feet below ground where it crosses the Rocky River. The portions of pipeline
that will be installed via the open -cut method are in an existing active agriculture field on the
west side of the Rocky River and in an existing maintained ROW of the east side of the Rocky
River. Additional Project components include an approximately 1,800-foot-long temporary pipe -
string laydown area, an approximately 16-acre temporary laydown area, and 4,875 feet of extant
access roads (Attachment A: Figure A-3). No grading or subsurface impacts are anticipated from
use of the access roads or temporary laydown areas. Subsurface disturbance will be limited to the
open cut sections, the HDD entry and exit points, and the two temporary retention ponds west of
Rocky River. Tree clearing is proposed for a 20-foot-wide-permanant easement over the HDD
installed portion of the pipeline, approximately 0.3 acres for the pipe -string laydown, and
approximately 2 acres for the HDD drill pad and tie-in east of the Rocky River.
The proposed limit of disturbance (LOD) is shown in the accompanying LOD kmz. The Project
is intended to replace corroded pipe that was identified during a recent in -line inspection. The
Project is being permitted under U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nationwide Permit
12. Therefore, compliance with Section 106 is required.
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BURNS �MEDONNELL
Ms. Renee Gledhill -Earley
State Historic Preservation Office
October 5, 2020
Page 2
BACKGROUND REVIEW
On May 27, 2020, Burns & McDonnell received record search results from the North Carolina
Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) for the Project. Burns & McDonnell also reviewed the
SHPO's HPOWEB GIS service application online for non -archaeological historic -age resources
that intersect or are adjacent to the APE of the Rocky River HDD on May 28, 2020.
There is one previously recorded archaeological site, 31CA223, within I -mile of the APE (Table
1; Attachment A: Figure A-4). The site was recorded during the survey for the Muddy Creek
wastewater treatment plant. Site 31 CA223 is an isolated prehistoric flake and is determined not
eligible for NRHP inclusion. Two additional archaeological sites, 31CA221 and 31CA222, are
recorded within the vicinity, but are not within I mile of the APE (Table 1; Attachment A:
Figure A-4). No archeological sites are recorded within the APE, but the APE has not been
previously surveyed. The Project is in the Rocky River valley and the surrounding uplands.
Table 1: Previously Recorded Archaeological Sites
Time Period and
Resource
Cultural
Number
Affiliation
Site Type
NRHP Status
Intersects APE?
31CA221
Early Archaic
Limited activity
Not eligible after
No
evaluation
31CA222
Late Archaic
Limited activity
Not eligible after
No
evaluation
31CA223
Unknown
Isolated find
Not eligible after
No
prehistoric
flake
evaluation
Source: OSA 2020.
Thirteen historic -age resources were identified within a 1-mile radius; one intersects the APE
(Table 2; Attachment A: Figure A-4). The NRHP-listed John Bunyan Green Farm National
Register District (NRD) intersects the access road, pipe -string laydown area, and laydown area
on the west side of the APE. The 1880 Italianate house on the farm burned after the property was
listed and a ruined shell remains. However, contributing outbuildings appear to be standing south
of the APE. The APE overlaps the contributing farm fields and woods within the historic district.
No excavation or grading is proposed within the limits of the NRD, but approximately 0.15-acre
of tree clearing is proposed to accommodate the pipe -string laydown area. A review of historic -
age maps and aerial photographs available online did not identify any potential historic -age
architectural resources within the APE (USGS 2020, NETR 2020).

BURNS �MEDONNELL
Ms. Renee Gledhill -Earley
State Historic Preservation Office
October 5, 2020
Page 3
Table 2: Previously Recorded Historic -Age Resources
Resource
Intersects
Number
Resource Name
Description
NRHP Status
APE?
CA0271
Ephraim Barbee
1890 Traditional
Surveyed only
No
House
vernacular house
(Undermined)
CA0296
(former) Beatty
1924 commercial
Surveyed only
No
Ford Dealership
building
(Undermined)
CA0347
James Chaney
1918 bungalow
Surveyed only
No
House
(Undermined
CA0365
Commercial
1900 commercial
Surveyed only
No
Bank
building
(Undermined)
CA0348
Chaney -Barbee
1900 Miscellaneous
Surveyed only
No
House
Victorian house
(Undermined
CA0439
House
1900 Traditional
Surveyed only
No
vernacular house
(Undermined)
CA0565
Doctor Sossoman
1900 commercial
Surveyed only
No
Drug Store
building
(Undermined)
CA0566
Doctor Sossoman
1920 Craftsman
Surveyed only
No
House 91
house
(Undermined)
CA0567
Doctor Sossoman
1930 Craftsman
Surveyed only
No
House 92
house
(Undermined)
CA0579
Billy Teeter
1905 Craftsman
Surveyed only;
No
House
house
Gone?
CA0587
Thomas Tucker
1915 Craftsman
Surveyed only;
No
House
house
Gone?
CA0850
John Bunyan
1880 Italianate
Listed NRD; house
Yes
Green Farm
farmhouse
burned; ruined shell
remains
ST0460
Hugh Love
-
Surveyed only; Gone
No
House
Source: HPOWEB 2020.
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

BURNS �MEDONNELL
Ms. Renee Gledhill -Earley
State Historic Preservation Office
October 5, 2020
Page 4
The background review identified one previously recorded archeological site and 13 historic -age
resources within one mile of the APE. The John Bunyan Green Farm NRD intersects the APE.
No excavation or grading is proposed within the limits of the NRD, however, approximately
0.15-acre tree clearing is proposed to accommodate the pipe -string laydown area. Subsurface
disturbance will be limited to approximately 725 feet of open cut pipeline installation from the
existing ROW to the HDD entry and exit points, the HDD entry and exit points, and two
temporary retention ponds. Tree clearing is also proposed for a 20-foot-wide permanent
easement over the HDD installed portion of the new pipeline. Burns & McDonnell, on behalf of
PNG, requests your office's input regarding cultural resources survey requirements under Section
106 for the proposed Rocky River HDD Project. A USACE Nationwide Permit 12 is anticipated
for the Project, and the USACE has previously requested that Piedmont Natural Gas should
follow your recommendations regarding any additional cultural resources surveys.
Sincerely,
Shelly Wunderlich
Senior Cultural Resources Specialist
Attachment A — Figures
cc: Jesse Brown, Burns & McDonnell
Alicia DePalma, PNG
Tom Morris, PNG
REFERENCES
Nationwide Environmental Title Research (NETR)
2020 Historic Aerials. Electronic document, https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer,
accessed August 14, 2020.
U. S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2020 USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer. Electronic document,
https:Hlivingatlas.arcgis.com/topoexplorer, accesses August 14, 2020.

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