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County ok’s contract with archaeology firm
Published 12:00 p.m., November 4, 2009
Lowering the level of Pelican Rapids-area Lake Olaf by discharging lake water toward the Pelican River won’t begin until after archaeology tests for bone fragments and other artifacts are completed.
The Otter Tail County Board on Tuesday approved a contract with Summit Envirosolutions of St. Paul for services that will study the archaeology features of the area.
Chuck Grotte of the county highway department said this is common procedure for similar projects all around the state.
Summit’s archaeologists encompasses all phases of archaeological investigations, from assessments of the potential for archaeological sites through full-scale data recovery to mitigate impacts to significant sites. In addition, Summit's archaeologists use the latest technologies, such as GIS and GPS, to increase accuracy, efficiency and quality.
Its laboratory facilities are equipped with temperature-controlled storage and designed to accommodate large artifact collections for cleaning, processing, temporary storage and preparation for curation.
County Highway 30, which runs between the east and west bays of Lake Olaf, northwest of Pelican Rapids, has been barely usable. The county has elevated the road 1-1/2 feet since 2007.
Earlier, County Enginner Rick West received approval from the county board to contract with Midwest Testing Lab of Fargo to perform soil tests. This needs to be done before work can commence on borings and positioning of inlet pipes at nearby Deadman Lake, southeast of Lake Olaf.
Grotte said Tuesday that some portions of the outlet project can be done over the winter months.
The county board previously approved Houston Engineering of Thief River Falls as the project leader for the plan to lower the level of Lake Olaf. Water will eventually be discharged toward the Pelican River.
Major features of the project includes pump station construction at Deadman Lake south of Lake Olaf’s west bay and culvert installations through several township roads. Additional work will include sewer pipe installation and taking erosion control measures.
Water will meander to the Pelican River, and project leaders will work with landowners close to wetlands.
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