N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 1006.05

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-Wq 1006.05 - Test Pit Soil Description

(a) The permitted designer shall record, for each test pit dug, a description of the predominant soil horizons, including:

(1) Color notations based on the Munsell Soil Color Charts, 2000 edition, available as noted in Appendix B;

(2) Soil structure;

(3) Soil texture;

(4) Soil consistency;

(5) Redoximorphic features; and

(6) Depth range for each soil horizon.

(b) The terminology used shall be in conformance with the technical standards of the USDA-NRCS National Cooperative Soil Survey, based on the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils: Version 3.0, National Soil Survey Center, USDA-NRCS, 2012, available as noted in Appendix B.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 1006.05

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1000) #9086, eff 2-9-08

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 41, Filed October 13, 2016, Proposed by #11184, Effective 10/1/2016, Expires 10/1/2026.