(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 (2009), 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 4.0, National Soil Survey Center, USDA-NRCS, 2024, available as noted in Appendix B.
Source. (See Revision Notes #1 and #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1000) #11184, eff 10-1-16; ss by #14486, eff 2-1-26, EXPIRES: 2-1-36