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National Cooperative Soil Survey. 1995. Non-Irrigated Capability Class Rating for Ocean County, New Jersey, National Resource Conservation Service, Us Department of Agriculture
ML072640600
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Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 10/02/2006
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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Web Soil Survey Page 3 of 4 WATER Water Null 403.0 18.9 Description - Nonirrigated Capability Class 0

Land capability classification shows, in a general way, the suitability of soils for most kinds of field crops. Crops that require special management are excluded.

The soils are grouped according to their limitations for field crops, the risk of damage if they are used for crops, and the way they respond to management.

The criteria used in grouping the soils do not include major and generally expensive landforming that would change slope, depth, or other characteristics of the soils, nor do they include possible but unlikely major reclamation projects.

Capability classification is not a substitute for interpretations that show suitability and limitations of groups of soils for rangeland, for woodland, and for engineering purposes.

In the capability system, soils are generally grouped at three levels -

capability class, subclass, and unit. Only class and subclass are included in this dataset.

Capability classes, the broadest groups, are designated by the numbers 1 through 8. The numbers indicate progressively greaterlimitations and narrower choices for practical use. The classes are defined as follows:

Class 1 soils have few limitations that restrict their use.

Class 2 soils have moderate limitations that reduce the choice of plants or that require moderate conservation practices.

Class 3 soils have severe limitations that reduce the choice of plants or that require special conservation practices, or both.

Class 4 soils have very severe limitations that reduce the choice of plants or that require very careful management, or both.

Class 5 soils are subject to little or no erosion but have other limitations, impractical to remove, that restrict their use mainly to pasture, rangeland, forestland, or wildlife habitat..

Class 6 soils have severe limitations that make them generally unsuitable for cultivation and that restrict their use mainly to pasture, rangeland, forestland, or wildlife habitat.

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Web Soil Survey Page 4 of 4 Class 7 soils have very severe limitations that make them unsuitable for cultivation. and that restrict their use mainly to grazing., forestland, or wildlife habitat.

.Class 8 soils and miscellaneous areas have limitations that preclude commercial plant production.land that restrict their useto recreational purposes, wildlife habitat, watershed, or esthetic purposes.

Rating Options - Nonirrigated Capability Class Aggregation Method: Dominant Condition Component Percent Cutoff:

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NONIRRIGATED CAPABILITY CLASS RATING FOR OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY OCGS Soils Class Meters 0

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NONIRRIGATED CAPABILITY CLASS RATING FOR OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY OCGS Soils Class MAP LEGEND Nonirrigated Capability Class

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Capability Class - III Capability Class - IV Capability Class - V Capability Class - VI Capability Class - VII Capability Class - VIII Not rated or not available Soil Map Units Water Hydrography 0.i Oceans MAP INFORMATION Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov Coordinate System: UTM Zone 18 Soil Survey Area: Ocean County, New Jersey Spatial Version of Data: 2 Soil Map Compilation Scale: 1:24000 Map comprised of aerial images photographed on these dates:

1995 The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil fines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps.

As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.

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Nonirrigaled ( 'apahilily Class Rating OCGS So~ils Class Tables - Nonirrigated Capability Class Summary by Mip Unit - Ocean County, New-Jersey Soil Survey Map Unit Nainc.

Rating Total Acres Percent of A01*

Arca Map Unit in AO1 Svnibol AptAv Appoquiiimink-Transquaking-8 9967 6.2 Mispillion complex. 0 to I percent slopes, very frequently,

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  • Land capability classification shows, in a general way. the suitabilily of soils For mos kinds of' field crops. Crops that require special management are eXCluded. The soils ate grouped accordin~g to their limitations for field crops, the risk of daniage if'
  • they are. used for crops, and the way they respond to manacemertt. The criteria used in grouping the soils do not include major and generally expensive landforming that Would change slope, depth. o Other characteristics of.th suits, nor du they include possible but unlikely major reclamation projects. Capability classification is not a substitute for interpretations that Show suitability and limitations of groups Of Soils for rangeland, for woodlland, and for engineering Purposes.

In the capability system, soils are generally grouped at three levels capahility class, subclass, and unit. Only class and subclass are inclted in this dataset.

Capability classes, the broadest groups, arc designated by the numbers I through 8. The numbers indicate progressively greater limitations and narrower choices for practical yse. The classes are d oefined ais follows.

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few limitations that restrict their use.

Class 2 soiIs have moderate limitations that reduce the choice of plants or that require mioderai conservation p actices.

Class 3 soils have severe limitations that reduce the choice ofplants or that require special conservation practices, or both.

Class 4 soils have very severe limitations thayreduce the choice of plants or that require very careful management, or both.

Class 5 soils arc Subject to little or no erosion hut have other limiiations, impractical to remove, that restrict their use mainly Chs ol hv oeaeliiaiW heteuet eb Shoile oplnsorve that reur 9dr/Icuevtinpa tices.

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Nomnigated Capability Class Rating OCGS Soils Class tb pasture. rangceland. foreslland. or wildlife habilat.

Cla.s 6 soils have severe limitations that make theim generally unsuitable for Ctiltivalion and that restrict iheir use mainly i1) pasture. rangeland. firestland, or \\kildlife. habitat.

(Cass 7 soils have very severe limitations that make them unsuitable for cultivation and that restrict their useimlainly to grazing, forestLand, or wildlie i habilat.

Class 8 soils and inis'cellaneios areas ha ve limitatioins I hat preclude eo ni Cmrciaial planit producntion and thiat restrict lie i r use to..

recreational purposes, wildlife hahitat, watershe~d, or esthetic purposes.

Parameter Summary.- Nonirrigated Capability Class

  • Aggregatiun Method: Dominant Condition Aggregation is-the process by which a set of component attribute values is reduced to a single value that represents the.map

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A map unait is typically composed of one ir moire componcnts"., A component is.either some type of soil or some nonsoil.

entity, e.g. rock outcrop. For the attribute being aggregated. the first step of the Aggregation process is to deive one attribute Svalue for each of a.map unit's components.. From this set of coniponeut atti butes, the. next step of the aggregation piocess deri.\\es.a single value that.represents the map unit as a whole. Once a single value. for eachimap unit is derived, a-thematic map for soil inlap units can beirendered. Aggriegation must be done beca'use, on any soil.map, mIap units are delineated but comiponeilts are not.

For eaich of a map unit's components, a corresponding percent composition is iecorded. A percent composition oI 60 indicites that the corresponding componcnt typically makes up approximately 60% oif the map. unit. Percent composition is a critical fac(or in some, but not all, aggregation methods.;.

The agzregaituon method "Dominant Condition" first grouips like attributc values for the components in a mapl unit. For eaich oroup percent composition is setit) the sum of the percent composition o1 all coniponcnts participating in that group. Theise groups IniW represie.nt."conditiins". rther than c6n1i, mponts. The attribute value assu ioated With the gr nip with the highest cminlati,'ii peircent Composition is retuinned. If more thain (ne group shares the highest cumulitive percent composition, the ciorrcsponding'" tic-break "i ile dcecrmines Which value should be rettirned The "Lwe-break" rule indicates whether the lower.

or higher group value should be rcturned in the case of a percent composition tie.

The. icsulIt rctu rncd by this a!ggregation method represents the dominant condition IhronghIi oii tthe map unit only when no tic has occurred.

Conmpoinent Perccnt'Cutoff:

Components whose percent compositioll is below the cutoff value will not be considered,. I no Cutoff value is specified all.

&"omponents in the database will he considered. The datmu for some contrdisting soils of minnor extent may not be in the.

database, and therclorel are not considered...

Tic-break Rule: Hieher The tie-break rule indicales which value should be selected from a set of multiple candidate values. orwhich value should be selected in the eeVent of a percent composition tie.

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NONIRRIGATED CAPABILITY CLASS RATING FOR OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY OCGS Soils Class Meters 0

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NONIRRIGATED CAPABILITY CLASS RATING FOR OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY OCGS Soils Class MAP LEGEND Nonirrigated Capability Class

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Capability Class - I Capability Class -Il Capability Class - III Capability Class - IV Capability Class - V Capability Class - VI Capability Class - VII Capability Class - VIII Not rated or not available Soil Map Units Water Hydrography Oceans MAP INFORMATION Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey URL: http:/twebsoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov Coordinate System: UTM Zone 18 Soil Survey Area: Ocean County, New Jersey Spatial Version of Data: 2 Soil Map Compilation Scale: 1:24000 Map comprised of aerial images photographed on these dates:

1995 The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps.

As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.

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Nonirrigated Capability Class Rating OCGS Soils Class Nonirrigated Capability Class Rating OCGS Soils Class Tables - Nonirrigated Capability Class Summary by Map Unit - Ocean County, New Jersey Soil Survey Area Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Rating Total Acres in AOI Percent of AOI AtsA Atsion sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes 5

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163.8 10.2 WATER Water Null 238.6 14.9 Description - Nonirrigated Capability Class Land capability classification shows, in a general way, the suitability of soils for most kinds of field crops. Crops that require special management are excluded. The soils are grouped according to their limitations for field crops, the risk of damage if they are used for crops, and the way they respond to management. The criteria used in grouping the soils do not include major and generally expensive landformning that would change slope, depth, or other characteristics of the soils, nor do they include possible but unlikely major reclamation projects. Capability classification is not a substitute for interpretations that show suitability and limitations of groups of soils for rangeland, for woodland, and for engineering purposes.

In the capability system, soils are generally grouped at three levels -

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Capability classes, the broadest groups, are designated by the numbers I through 8. The numbers indicate progressively greater limitations and narrower choices for practical use. The classes are defined as follows:

Class I soils have few limitations that restrict their use.

Class 2 soils have moderate limitations that reduce the choice of plants or that require moderate conservation practices.

Class 3 soils have severe limitations that reduce the choice of plants or that require special conservation practices, or both.

Class 4 soils have very severe limitations that reduce the choice of plants or that require very careful management, or both.

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Nonirrigated Capability Class Rating OCGS Soils Class Nonirrigated Capability Class Rating OCGS Soils Class to pasture, rangeland, forestland, or wildlife habitat.

Class 6 soils have severe limitations that make them generally unsuitable for cultivation and that restrict their use mainly to pasture, rangeland, forestland, or wildlife habitat.

Class 7 soils have very severe limitations that make them unsuitable for cultivation and that restrict their use mainly to grazing, forestland, or wildlife habitat.

Class 8 soils and miscellaneous areas have limitations that preclude commercial plant production and that restrict their use to recreational purposes, wildlife habitat, watershed, or esthetic purposes.

Parameter Summary - Nonirrigated Capability Class Aggregation Method: Dominant Condition Aggregation is the process by which a set of component attribute values is reduced to a single value that represents the map unit as a whole.

A map unit is typically composed of one or more "components". A component is either some type of soil or some nonsoil entity, e.g., rock outcrop. For the attribute being aggregated, the first step of the aggregation process is to derive one attribute value for each of a map unit's components. From this set of component attributes, the next step of the aggregation process derives a single value that represents the map unit as a whole. Once a single value for each map unit is derived, a thematic map for soil map units can be rendered. Aggregation must be done because, on any soil map, map units are delineated but components are not.

For each of a map unit's components, a corresponding percent composition is recorded. A percent composition of 60 indicates that the corresponding component typically makes up approximately 60% of the map unit. Percent composition is a critical factor in some, but not all, aggregation methods.

The aggregation method "Dominant Condition" first groups like attribute values for the components in a map unit. For each group, percent composition is set to the sum of the percent composition of all components participating in that group. These groups now represent "conditions" rather than components. The attribute value associated with the group with the highest cumulative percent composition is returned. If more than one group shares the highest cumulative percent composition, the corresponding "tie-break" rule determines which value should be returned. The "tie-break" rule indicates whether the lower or higher group value should be returned in the case of a percent composition tie.

The result returned by this aggregation method represents the dominant condition throughout the map unit only when no tie has occurred.

Component Percent Cutoff:

Components whose percent composition is below the cutoff value will not be considered. If no cutoff value is specified, all components in the database will be considered. The data for some contrasting soils of minor extent may not be in the database, and therefore are not considered.

Tie-break Rule: Higher The tie-break rule indicates which value should be selected from a set of multiple candidate values, or which value should be selected in the event of a percent composition tie.

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