N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 1014.03

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Wq 1014.03 - Very Poorly Drained Soils

Very poorly drained soils shall be identified as hydric soils that are flooded daily by tides or soils that have aquic conditions in the upper part and one or more of the following:

(a) Sulfidic materials within 12 inches of the soil surface;
(b) An organic surface layer greater than 16 inches thick;
(c) An organic surface layer of 8 to 16 inches thick, and directly underlying the O horizon or, if present, the A horizon, with redoximorphic features;
(d) An organic surface layer of 4 to 8 inches thick, or mucky A or Ap horizon and is directly underlain by a depleted or gleyed matrix; or
(e) For sandy soil textures, no spodic horizon, but with an organic surface layer of 4 to 8 inches thick, or mucky A or Ap horizon, directly underlain with 2% or more redoximorphic features.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 1014.03

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1000) #9086, eff 2-9-08; amd by #9904-A, eff 4-16-11

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