Section 113.08. Site evaluation.

 

(1)   General. Site evaluation, when required by s. NR 113.07 (3) (b) 11. , shall be conducted by a soil scientist. Site evaluations are required for high use fields. Low use fields, where detailed soil conservation or survey maps are not available, shall have a site evaluation conducted. The evaluation shall include soil conditions, properties and permeability, depth of zones of soil saturation, depth to bedrock, slope, topography, all setback requirements and the potential for flooding. 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 completion of testing.

(2)   Soiling 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 in which no 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.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1996, No. 489 , eff. 1-1-97.

Note

Soil scientist includes, but is not limited to, the possession of a certified soil tester classification (CSTM or CSTS) from the department of safety and professional services, a bachelor of science degree in soil science from a 4 year accredited college, or a certified professional soil scientist in good standing with the American society of agronomy. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1