ML19338C142

Ack Contact Re Archeological Resources of Plant Site.Informs of Appointment as State Archeologist of Mi in 1972.Proposed Plant Site Is Located in Potentially Rich Area Where Archeological Resources Might Be Expected

ML19338C142
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	07/14/1978
From:	Fitting J GILBERT/COMMONWEALTH, INC. (FORMERLY GILBERT ASSOCIAT
To:	Curtis S ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
References
68-9701-062, 68-9701-62, NUDOCS 8008050590
Download: ML19338C142 (3)

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COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATES INC,209 E. Washington Avenue. Jackson, MI 49201/T.L 517 7883000 July 14, 1978 68-9701-062 ti Dr. S. A. Curtis.

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Dear Dr..Curtis:

.I am most pleased that you contacted me concerning ithe archeological _ resources at-the' Midland Nuclear Plant alte. In 197T,JI.was appointed first State Archeologist of Michigan within the1 Michigan Department'~of State. While it is possible that the. construction EIS.was prepared prior to-my appointment, a'ctual construction was taking place while I was State:Archeologist. At no time between 1972 and 1975, did:.any-representative from. Consumers Power Company or.the

.-NRC. contact me about the potential' impact of'the project.

Between 1972'and 1974, I received numerous reports from avocational archeologists in the Midland and Saginaw  ;

areas.about the--disturhance of rich archeological deposits: .!

~during' construction.. I attempted.to find out what could be done.about this, but until.1973', the. State Historic.

Pres ~ervation-Officer was located in another state agency and made. minimal use'of:the' expertise available in the Department q of State. .All I could find out was that the SHPO, who was t a. landscape 1 architect with no archeological or historical

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-The Midland Nuclear: Plant' site is located in a-potentially rich-area'where' archeological resource's'might

be. expected.1. Torthe.best of my: knowledge, no. survey was Lever;. conducted priorfto the preparation of the construction

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-Page 2 I'would strongly encourage any effort to survey and evaluate the unt.J.tered portions of the plant site and to review the evidence in local' hands as to the descruction which may already have taken place.

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! ames E. Fitting, Ph.D.

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RECi SOdr458, 3 0 ORG: FITTING J E DOCDATE: 07/14/78 ARGONNE NATL, LAB OILBERT COMMONWEALTH CO DATE RCVD: 08/11/78 DOCTYPE: LETTER NOTARIZED: NO

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COPIES RECEIVED LTR 1 ENCL 0 FURNISHING. INFO AND ENCOURAGING ANY EFFORT TO SURVEY AND EVALUATE UNALTERED

-PORTIONS"OF SUBJECT FACILITY SITE AND TO PEVIEW-THE EVIDENCE IN LOCAL HANDS aAS TO ANY DESTRUCTION WHICH MAY HAVE TAKEN PLACE, RE ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES AT SUBJECT FACILITY.--

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