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Preface <br /> Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They <br /> highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide informationabout the <br /> properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed formany different users, <br /> including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners, community officials, <br /> engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also, conservationists, teachers, <br /> students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the <br /> surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance the environment. <br /> Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may imposespecial <br /> restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil properties that are used in <br /> making various land use or land treatment decisions. <br /> The information is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects ofsoil <br /> limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and <br /> complying with existing laws and regulations. <br /> Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider areaplanning, <br /> onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases. Examples include <br /> soil quality assessments (http://www.nres.usda.gov/wps/portal/nres/main/soils/health/) and <br /> certain conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, contact your <br /> local USDA Service Center(https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nres)or your <br /> NRCS State SoilScientist(http://www.nres.usda.gov/wps/portal/nres/detail/soils/contactus/? <br /> cid=nresl42p2_053951). <br /> Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils areseasonally <br /> wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or <br /> roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high- <br /> water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations. <br /> The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department of <br /> Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including theAgricultural Experiment <br /> Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has <br /> leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. <br /> Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is availablethrough the <br /> NRCS Web Soil Survey, the site for official soil survey information. <br /> The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and <br /> activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, <br /> marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, <br /> political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any <br /> public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with <br /> disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, <br /> large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at(202) 720-2600 (voice <br /> and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, <br /> 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800)795-3272 <br /> (voice)or(202)720-6382(TDD). USDA is an equal opportunityprovider and employer. <br /> H:\Pits HBP Plants\EVANS\Evans Mining Resource\Exh I Soils Informatin\Exh I NRCS Soils Info.docx <br />