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1 <br /> <br />TABLE B-3 ' <br />SOIL SUITABILITY CRITERIA FOR SALVAGE AND RECLAMATION <br />:::::::.:::::.:'Parameter :::: ,:' ::.:: ; .;: <br /> <br />.::.....:::.....:::::....:..::....:.:...:...::....::.. ,::::":::;:: ...:...: :::::: <br /> <br />..:.:::...::..:i7aaccEptable.Lym.1.t:::::::::'`' <br />....:....... <br />,. <br />.::;.:''.:'<RestrlcClYe;Eexture.,.:;.....; :::.: <br /> <br />.:...... .. ... <br />Texture sand, fine sand, very fine sand Excessive sand <br /> silty clay, sandy clay or clay Excessive clay <br />Coversoil Depth (A and B < l2 inches Soil too shallow for effective <br />horizons) rooting depth <br />Permeability (in/hr) < 0.2 or> 6.0 Either not enough or excessive air <br /> and water movement through the <br /> soil profile <br />Available Water Capacity (in/in) < 0.08 Water available for use by most <br /> plants is severely limited <br />pH < 4.5 or > 9.1 Excessive acidity or excessive <br /> alkalinity <br />Electrical Conductivity > 8 mmhos/cm Excessive salinity <br />Coarse Fragments > 3 inches > 35% Excessive gr:aveUcobblestone <br />Erosion Hazard (wind or water) High -Severe Excessive erosion and loss of <br /> topsoil <br />Slope > 35% Excessive slope steepness <br />Sheet I of 1 <br />