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Custom Soil Resource Report <br /> Ponds and Embankments-Huerfano County Area,Colorado <br /> Map symbol and soil Pct of Embankments,dikes,and Aquifer-fed excavated ponds Pond reservoir areas <br /> name map levees <br /> unit <br /> Rating class and Value Rating class and Value Rating class and Value <br /> limiting features limiting features limiting features <br /> 67—Potts sandy loam, <br /> 1 to 8 percent <br /> slopes <br /> I Potts 85 Somewhat limited F Very limited Very limited -_ <br /> Piping 0.50 Depth to water 1.00 Seepage 1.00 <br /> Dusty - -- 0.26 -- -- - Slope -- - - 0.32 <br /> Irrigation - General and Sprinkler (TZA - Sprinkler) <br /> This table shows the degree and kind of soil limitations that affect irrigation systems <br /> on mineral soils. The ratings are both verbal and numerical. Rating class terms <br /> indicate the extent to which the soils are limited by all of the soil features that affect <br /> these uses. Not limited indicates that the soil has features that are very favorable for <br /> the specified use. Good performance and very low maintenance can be expected. <br /> Somewhat limited indicates that the soil has features that are moderately favorable <br /> for the specified use. The limitations can be overcome or minimized by special <br /> planning, design, or installation. Fair performance and moderate maintenance can <br /> be expected. Very limited indicates that the soil has one or more features that are <br /> unfavorable for the specified use. The limitations generally cannot be overcome <br /> without major soil reclamation, special design, or expensive installation procedures. <br /> Poor performance and high maintenance can be expected. <br /> Numerical ratings in the table indicate the severity of individual limitations. The <br /> ratings are shown as decimal fractions ranging from 0.01 to 1.00. They indicate <br /> gradations between the point at which a soil feature has the greatest negative <br /> impact on the use (1.00) and the point at which the soil feature is not a limitation <br /> (0.00). <br /> Irrigation systems are used to provide supplemental water to crops, orchards, <br /> vineyards, and vegetables in area where natural precipitation will not support <br /> desired production of crops being grown. <br /> Irrigation—general evaluates a soil's limitation(s)for installation and use of non- <br /> specific irrigation methods and is intended to provide initial planning information. <br /> Additional Interpretations provide more specific information. This interpretation does <br /> not apply if the crop planned for Irrigation is rice or other crops with unique plant <br /> physiological characteristics (such as cranberries). The ratings are for soils in their <br /> natural condition and do not consider present land use. <br /> The soil properties and qualities important in design and management of irrigation <br /> systems are sodium adsorption ratio, depth to high water table, available water <br /> holding capacity, permeability, slope, calcium carbonate content, ponding, and <br /> flooding. Soil properties and qualities that influence installation are stones, depth to <br /> bedrock or cemented pan, and depth to a high water table. The properties and <br /> qualities that affect performance of the irrigation system are depth to bedrock or to a <br /> cemented pan, the sodium adsorption ratio, salinity, and soil reaction. <br /> 28 083 <br />