Site and soil evaluations

Site and soil evaluations. (1) General. (a) Soil nutrient samples, when required under s. NR 113.07 (3) (b) 11. , shall be collected pursuant to University of Wisconsin - Extension bulletin A-2809, dated November 2012, which is incorporated by reference, consistent with s. ATCP 50.50 (2) (d) and submitted to a department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection approved laboratory for analysis. (b) Morphological soil evaluations shall be conducted by a soil scientist under s. NR 113.03 (64m) , subject to all of the following requirements: 1. Morphological soil evaluations are required for any of the following: a. High use fields. b. Low use fields when detailed soil conservation or survey maps are not available. c. When there are conflicting results of soil conservation or soil maps. 2. The evaluation shall include soil conditions and properties, permeability, available water capacity, depth of zones of soil saturation, depth to bedrock, slope, topography, setback requirements, and the potential for flooding. 3. Evaluation data shall be reported on forms acceptable to the department and signed by the soil scientist. Reports shall be filed with the department for all sites investigated within 30 days of evaluation completion. No evaluation data may be omitted from reporting. (2) Soil borings; high and low use fields. Soil borings are required for all high use fields. Low use fields are not required to have soil borings as long as reliable detailed soil conservation or survey maps are available except as follows: (a) Low use fields for which limited soil information is available are required to have soil borings. (b) For all low use fields that have a high degree of variability or where a detailed soil conservation or survey maps are known to be unreliable, the department or a delegated county may require soil borings. (c) Additional soil borings may be required by the department when limited soil information exists or when soil information is determined to be insufficient. (3) Soil saturation determinations. Soil saturation determinations shall be conducted and reported by a soil scientist unless approved by the department.