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I . i \' P9PUCT ION <br />This is a soils and site evaluation of the proposed Fredrick <br />C. Herfurth Addition ir, the City of Orono. <br />A detailed soils map for the area of proposed development is <br />provided with this report. This map is based on information <br />contained ;n "Soil Survey of Hennepin County" and "Landscapes <br />of Nennepin County" as well as 1973 aerial photographs of the <br />area and an on -site investigation. <br />Each of the soils mapped within the proposed development area <br />is briefly described. Favorable and unfavorable development <br />characteristics are discussed. Lxplanations of the soil map <br />symbols and colors are presented in Sections II and III. <br />This is a preliminarf soils evaluation and additional engin- <br />eering tests should be conductee before construction is begun. <br />The potential of the soils mapped for on -site treatment of <br />septic tank effluent is discussed. <br />H. HOW TO USE THE SOIL MAP <br />To use the sc•.1 map one reeds to knot: what the svmbols mean. <br />The soil symbol consists of three parts arranged'as follows: <br />11bB2 = lib B 2 <br />(Soil) (Slo;:e) (Erosion) <br />The first two letters denote the soil type; the last letter <br />is the slope of the land in percent, and the absence or pres- <br />ence of a number indicates the degree of erosion. <br />Slope Legend <br />A - 0 to 2 percent <br />B - 2 to 6 percent <br />C - 6 to 12 percent <br />D - 12 to 18 percent <br />1: - 18 to 35 percent <br />I 1 I. -SOIL TYI'CS PRIiSFN r <br />Erosion Legend <br />No Symbol - 0 to 1/3 topsoil lost. <br />2 - 1/3 to 2/3 topsoil lost. <br />3 - More than 2/3 topsoil lost. <br />The soil. types found in this area were classified according <br />:o the "Soil Survey Report of linnnepin County", and the stan- <br />dards of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. A brief des- <br />cription of each soil is provided. Map symbols and colors <br />are provided to facilitate locatinC the soil t%pc, on the de- <br />tailed soil mail pro•: iJed with this report <br />