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.
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