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Phosphates: Total phosphate in the soils appears to be directly related to the clay content of the sediments, increasing in sediments containing a higher clay content. The levels present in the boring are similar to what would be anticipated as present in sediments of this type. Consequently,any contribution from animal wastes appears to be minimal. Total Dissolved Solids: Total Dissolved Solids in MDS-1 are highest in the uppermost clayey sand sequence. The highest soluble component is present at a depth of ten feet below surface and is lowest in the silty clay sequence. The presence of a caliche bed in MDS-2 and the depth distribution of soluble salts suggest that the distribution of this component is primarily due to concentration of naturally occurring salts by capillary action and not by leaching from agricultural sources. wastes. In general,moderate limitations or suitability ratings require less management than do the severe ratings. Water holding capacity-Moderate: Varies to the depth of 5 feet. In general, it is safe to calculate that the water holding capacity is>3"which is considered to be moderate. Depth to hardpan-Moderate: 20 plus inches to hardpan is considered to be moderate for application of agricultural wastes. Over application of waste can cause the accumulation of wastes and mineralization by products above the hardpan. When this accumulation occurs over fractured hardpan,the potential for ground water and aquifer contamination is high. Although there is this potential of contamination,the soil boring sample tests indicate that the surface water has not penetrated beyond the 35' depth,even with the constant head pressure at the lagoon. Depth to high water table-Slight: A depth of more than 4 feet is considered to be slight The water table of the area is at approximately 85'. The fluctuation of the water table is insignificant at that depth. Although the water table has a historically risen slightly in the South San Joaquin Irrigation District in past years. Escalon is in the South San Joaquin Irrigation District. Flooding-Slight: The area is in flood zone C,no flooding. Rock Fractions-Slight: 0 Soils having less than 0.1 percent of surface covered with stones and boulders are class I,or slight. Intake Rate-Moderate: Group D The predominate soil#193 is classified in the hydrologic group D. Group D soils have a slow intake potential,high runoff potential, and generally have moderate limitations for the applications of agricultural wastes. Incorporating agricultural wastes applied to hydrologic group D soils helps to prevent the removal and transport of wastes by runoff and water erosion and can reduce the potential for surface water contamination. Permeability Rate: 1 1/2"per hour. Permeability Rate for application of solids- Slight Permeability Rate for application of liquids- Slight Soil#193 is considered to have an intake rate of 1 1/2"per hour. This rate is considered to be slight in both the applications of solid and liquid agricultural waste. Agricultural waste can be applied to soils that have only slight limitations because of permeability. Agricultural wastes applied to soils that have permeability of less than 0.2 inch per hour should be incorporated(solids)or injected(liquids)into the soil to reduce potential surface water contamination from erosion and runoff. Analysis of the two samples from the uppermost portion of the clayey silt layer(25 &30 feet bgs)show an increasing clay content and decreasing permeability with depth. Clay content increased from 16.4 to 29.1 percent and permeability decreased from 1.2X105 to 1.2X 10-6 cm/sec. Bulk density-Slight: 1.38 gram/cm3 Soils with a bulk density of 1.7 grams/cm3 or less have slight limitations for application of agricultural wastes. 7