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1/7/21 «C:\Users\ivan\OneDrive ‐ LSA Associates\Documents\TER2001 ‐ San Leando WPCP\Report\2021 01‐08 San Leandro WPCP Svy Rpt.docx» 5 Survey On November 13, 2020, the project area was surveyed with the result that no cultural resources were found. Selected photographs of the project area during the survey are provided (Attachment B). A description of existing project area conditions follows. Leading west from the western terminus of Davis Street, the eastern portion of the project area is a dilapidated asphalt road that runs between an existing solar panel area on the north and what is now a narrow arm of the Bay. This narrow tidal inlet is the easternmost extent of the Bay in this area. The road appears to have been graveled prior to having once been paved with asphalt. The asphalt is heavily weathered with moderate to dense introduced grasses and ruderal (weedy) vegetation along both sides, and large shrubs and trees growing along the south side. The road leads west to the eastern portion of the project area that is a bermed basin (pond) proposed for the converted treatment wetland. The basin contains shallow water that appears to be plant effluent. The edges of the basin are bermed with a moderate growth of introduced grasses, ruderal plants, and some shrubs, as well as a few trees. The largest tree on the basin is a conspicuous 40 ft tall eucalyptus that is growing along the middle of the northern berm. As determined from historic maps and aerial photographs, the entire pond area was once subtidal bay and has been created by bulldozing bay sediment and likely dumping some fill. For this reason, a few naturally occurring marine shells are visible in the completely disturbed sediment. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS A cultural resource record search and survey of an approximately 11.8‐acre area was conducted within and adjacent to a wetland basin (pond) within the San Leandro WPCP on the east side of the Bay just east of Oakland International Airport. An NAHC search of the SLF was negative for the project area. A record search, conducted at the NWIC for the project on December 9, 2020, showed that while the current project area was completely surveyed at least twice in the past, no cultural resources have been recorded. Prior reports and review of historic aerial photographs show that the project area is within what was historically intertidal marsh. Aerial photographs taken in 1946 and 1958 show that what is now the pond area was completely under water during that time, indicating that the current pond area is now highly disturbed fill sediment. On November 13, 2020, a pedestrian survey of the project area was conducted. No cultural resources were found in the project area during the survey. The results of this research and survey indicate that intact cultural resources are highly unlikely to exist within the project area. As such, no additional cultural resource work is recommended for this project. If archaeological resources are found during project construction, construction activities in the vicinity of the find shall be halted until a professional archaeologist can assess the nature and significance of the find. If the find is determined to be significant, additional archaeological work, including data recovery, may be necessary to record the scientifically important aspects of the resource. Once the scientifically important aspects of the resource have been recorded, construction in the vicinity of the find can resume.