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Santa Fe archaeological committee approves Easy Fiber monitoring plan after debate over sampling approach
Summary
City panel approved an ecological monitoring plan for a proposed Easy Fiber route after applicants proposed a judgmental sampling/creative mitigation approach for about 146,000 linear feet of proposed lines in an initial distribution area. Members required full monitoring of ground disturbance and asked for clearer maps and reporting templates.
The Santa Fe Archaeological Review Committee on May 22 approved an ecological monitoring plan for a proposed Easy Fiber installation after a detailed exchange about sampling methods and reporting.
Presenters for Easy Fiber described a first distribution area—roughly south of Rodeo Road, north of I‑25 and west of Saint Francis—and said their engineers estimate about 146,000 linear feet of buried conduit in the area and roughly 3,000 bore pits. "It's a 146,000 linear feet here for proposed buried lines and about 3,000 pits," said Bernica Bashevsky, a presenter for Easy Fiber. She said roughly 75% of the pits would be smaller than 12 inches and not eligible for standard profiling, leaving an estimated 750 larger pits to be profiled.
Easy Fiber proposed a judgmental sampling strategy that would profile a distributed percentage (they suggested 10–20%), organize…
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