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• TABLE 5 <br />POTENTIALS AND SOIL LIMITATIONS FOR SELECTED USES <br />OF AREA SOILS <br />Use Limitations Comment <br />Shallow Excavations Moderate* Too Clayey <br />Small Buildings Severe** Shrink-Swell Low Strength <br />Local Roads Severe** Shrink-Swell Low Strength <br />* Moderate - Soil properties are unfavorable for the specified use, but the <br />limitations can be overcome by special planning and design. <br />** Severe - Soil properties are so unfavorable or difficult to overcome <br />that a major increase in construction, special design, or <br />intensive maintenance is required. <br />• Note: - This information was derived from unpublished data, SCS Form 5, <br />Binco Series CO-0477, USDA, Soil Conservation Service Office, <br />Steamboat Springs, Colorado. <br />• <br />Revised 7/24/86 <br />