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Preface
<br /> Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas.
<br /> They highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information
<br /> about the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for
<br /> many different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban
<br /> planners, community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers.
<br /> Also, conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste
<br /> disposal, and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand,
<br /> protect, or enhance the environment.
<br /> Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose
<br /> special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil
<br /> properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions.
<br /> The information is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of
<br /> soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for
<br /> identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations.
<br /> Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area
<br /> planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some
<br /> cases. Examples include soil quality assessments(r,',;, .%,,o.v.nres usda.gov/wpsr
<br /> sods fl<:=ir,n ) and certain conservation and engineering
<br /> applications. For more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center
<br /> (https.//offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nres) or your NRCS State Soil
<br /> Scientist(http://www.nres.usda.gov/wps/portal/nres/deta;l;'so lsicoritactus!?
<br /> ci=nress142p2_053951).
<br /> Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are
<br /> seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a
<br /> foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as
<br /> septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to
<br /> 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 including the
<br /> Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources
<br /> Conservation Service(NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National
<br /> Cooperative Soil Survey.
<br /> Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available
<br /> through the NRCS Web Soil Survey, the site for official soil survey information.
<br /> The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its
<br /> programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability,
<br /> and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion,
<br /> sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a
<br /> part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not
<br /> all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require
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