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Ref.Page No. M2009-006 00091 <br /> Custom Soil Resource Report <br /> Preface <br /> Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey <br /> areas. They highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and <br /> provide information about the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil <br /> surveys are designed for many different users, including farmers, ranchers, <br /> foresters, agronomists, urban planners, community officials, engineers, <br /> developers, builders, and home buyers. Also, conservationists, teachers, <br /> students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal, and pollution control <br /> can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance the <br /> environment. <br /> Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may <br /> impose special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys <br /> identify soil properties that are used in making various land use or land <br /> treatment decisions. <br /> The information is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the <br /> effects of soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is <br /> responsible for identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations. <br /> Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and <br /> wider area planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this <br /> information in some cases. Examples include soil quality assessments <br /> (http://www.nres.usda.gov/wps/ portal/nres/main/soils/health/) and certain <br /> conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, <br /> contact your local USDA Service Center <br /> (https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nres) or your NRCS <br /> State Soil Scientist <br /> (http:/twww.nres.usda.govtwps/portal/nres/detal l l sOl is/contactus/? <br /> cid=nresl42p2_053951). <br /> Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some <br /> soils are seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be <br /> used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly <br /> suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a <br /> soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations. <br /> The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States <br /> Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies <br /> including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has leadership for the <br /> Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. <br />