PERMFILE67486

• Permit No: C1994082
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Section_Exhibit Name: TAB 09 SOIL BASELINE STUDY
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................... .......... 1
1.1 Objectives ....................................... .......... 1
2.0 GENERAL NATURAL OF THE AREA ........................ .......... 3
2.1 Climate ......................................... .......... 3
2.2 Geology ........................................ .......... 3
2.3 Geomorphology .................................. .......... 4
2.4 Vegetation ...................................... .......... 5
3.0 METHODOLOGY ....................................... .......... 6
3.1 Data Review and Evaluation ......................... .......... 7
3.2 Soil Mapping (Order 1) ............................. .......... 8
3.3 Soil Sampling and Profile Description ................... ......... 10
3.4 Soil Laboratory Analysis ............................ ......... 13
3.5 Prime Farmland Determination ....................... ......... 15
3.6 Evaluation of Soils for Reclamation Potential ............. ......... 15
4.0 RESULTS/DISCUSSION ................................. ......... 17
4.1 Soil Survey Maps ................................. ......... 17
4.2 Soil Horizon Nomenclature .......................... ......... 17
4.3 Soil Series Correlation .............................. ......... 17
4.4 Prime Farmland Determination ....................... ......... 20
4.5 Mapping Unit Descriptions and Soil Interpretations ......... ......... 20
4.6 Soil Series Descriptions ............................. ......... 22
4.7 Soil Laboratory Results ............................. ......... 25
4.8 Suitability of Soils for Topsoiling ....................... ......... 25
5.0 REFERENCES ........................................ ......... 28
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