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CCC-505 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

(04-22-15) Commodity Credit Corporation

VOLUNTARY PERMANENT BASE ACRE REDUCTION

1. STATE AND COUNTY

CODE

3. PROGRAM

YEAR

4. REASON FOR REDUCTION OF BASE ACRES

CRP Enrollment

Other

NOTE: The following statement is made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a - as amended). The authority for requesting the information identified on this form is 7 CFR Part 1412, the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.), and the Agriculture Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79). The information will be used to process a request for a permanent reduction of the base acres established for identified crops. The information collected on the form may be disclosed to other Federal, State, Local government agencies, Tribal agencies, and nongovernmental entities that have been authorized access to the information by statute or regulation and/or as described in applicable Routine Uses identified in the System of Records Notice for USDA/FSA-2, Farm Records File (Automated). Providing the requested information is voluntary. However, failure to furnish the requested information will result in an inability to process a request for a permanent reduction of the base acres established for identified crops.

This information collection is exempted from the Paperwork Reduction Act, as it is required for administration of the Agriculture Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 113-79), Title 1, Subtitle F – Administration.

The provisions of appropriate criminal and civil fraud, privacy, and other statutes may be applicable to the information provided. RETURN THIS COMPLETED FORM TO

YOUR COUNTY FSA OFFICE.

PART A - REQUEST

5.

TRACT NO.

6.

COMMODITY

7.

YIELD

8.

BASE ACRES ON

TRACT BEFORE

REDUCTION

9.

TRACT TO BE

REDUCED

10.

TRACT

AFTER

REDUCTION

(Column 8 MINUS

Column 9)

11. Total Base Acres to be Reduced (Total of Column 9)

12. Total Base Acres on Farm Before Reduction 13. Total Base Acres on Farm After Reduction (Item 12 minus Item 11)

14A. Requestor’s Signature (By) 14B. Title/Relationship (of the individual signing in the Representative Capacity)

14C. Date

(MM-DD-YYYY)

15A. Owner’s Signature (By) 15B. Title/Relationship (of the individual signing in the

15C. Date

16A. Owner’s Signature (By) 16B. Title/Relationship (of the individual signing in the

16C. Date

17. REMARKS (If the base acres are being reduced because of cropland enrollment into CRP,enter the CRP-1 number and the effective date of CRP-1).

PART B- APPROVAL (COUNTY OFFICE USE ONLY)

18. REDUCTION IS:

APPROVED DISAPPROVED

19. COUNTY FSA OFFICENAME AND ADDRESS (Including Zip Code)

20. COC'S SIGNATURE DATE (MM-DD-YYYY) TELEPHONE NUMBER (Area Code):

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2. FARM

NO. 573

CCC-505 (04-22-15) Page 2 of 3

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To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https:// www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence

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¯ 0 510 1,020255 US Feet

Daniel & Girlie Starcher Lick Twp., Jackson Co, Ohio

17.06 Ac.

WRE Boundary Map

Starcher Parcel

Starcher WRE: 17.06 ac.

Location: 39.067666°, -82.629668° Date: 1/15/2026

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service Hazardous Materials Field Inspection Checklist

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIELD INSPECTION CHECKLIST

A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

NRCS PROGRAM LANDOWNER NAME

PROPERTY ADDRESS NUMBER OF ACRES

NEST APPLICATION NUMBER COUNTY STATE

FIELD INSPECTOR’S NAME & TITLE DATE INSPECTED

B. INSTRUCTIONS:

For each question, indicate if you find any evidence of past or present hazardous materials.

For any suspected evidence found, display the location on the parcel map and attach photographic evidence as an addendum to this document.

If you need more room to explain your findings attach additional sheets.

When complete, attest that a field inspection has been completed and that to the best of your knowledge the information included is accurate.

C. Field Conditions: Onsite Nearby None

1. Dumps or landfills (especially with drums/containers) □ □ □

2. Other debris: household or farm waste □ □ □

3. Fills (possible cover for dumps) □ □ □

4. Unusual chemical odors □ □ □

5. Above/below ground storage tanks □ □ □

6. Buildings: chemical storage, equipment repair solvents □ □ □

7. Structures: evidence of asbestos □ □ □

8. Vegetation different from surrounding area for no apparent reason □ □ □

(e.g., stressed or dead, bare ground)

9. "Sterile" or modified water bodies □ □ □

10. Oil seeps, stained ground, discolored stream banks □ □ □

11. Unnatural characteristics of water: oil slicks, unusual color, etc. □ □ □

12. Spray operation base: air strip, equipment parking area chemical □ □ □ staging, storage, and mixing areas

13. Machinery repair areas □ □ □

14. Pipelines, power lines, gas lines □ □ □

15. Oiled or formerly oiled roads □ □ □

16. Mounted transformers - evidence of leakage □ □ □

17. Any mining activity or mining residue: past, present, or future □ □ □

18. Wastewater treatment equipment, septic system, sewage lagoons □ □ □

Natural Resources Conservation Service Hazardous Materials Field Inspection Checklist

19. Treatment for vegetation or invasive species □ □ □

20. Spills or releases of pollution □ □ □

D. EVIDENCE OF PAST USE (check all that are applicable)

Manufacturing □

Service station □

Dry cleaning □

Air Strip □

Pipeline □

Railroad line □

Facilities with large electrical transformers □

Petroleum production □

Landfills □

Scrap metal, auto, or battery recycling □

Military □

Laboratories □

Wood preserving □

Tanning □

Monitoring wells □

Wells no longer providing water □

Piles of soil, rock, debris □

Any unnatural topographic features □

Other (describe) ___________________________________________________________________

E. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF EASEMENTS OR RIGHTS-OF-WAY (power lines, pipelines, railroads, roads)

F. NEARBY LAND USES: (describe all surrounding land uses – especially those upstream or upgradient)

G. CONTAMINATED SITES RECORD SEARCH:

List all known contaminant sites within a 1-mile radius of the site. Check with Federal or State environmental protection agencies and local authorities. Are there any known hazardous material problems on or near the site

(National Priority List, State sites, etc.)? (Attach additional sheets as necessary)

H. INTERVIEWS: (Interviewee Name) (Title) (Interview Date)

Present Owner(s) ______________________________________________________________________

Past Owner(s) ______________________________________________________________________

County Agent ______________________________________________________________________

Natural Resources Conservation Service Hazardous Materials Field Inspection Checklist

Other Authorities ______________________________________________________________________

I. AGRICULTURAL HISTORY:

Type, Duration and Extent of Agricultural Activity:

Surface Drains Present □ PRESENT □ NOT PRESENT

Subsurface Drains Present □ PRESENT □ NOT PRESENT

J. RECOMMENDATION:

In my professional opinion and based on my inspection of the site this project should move forward:

□ YES □ NO □ FURTHER INVESTIGATION NEEDED

K. CERTIFICATION:

I hereby certify that on _____________________, 20_____ I made a personal examination and inspection of the tract or parcel of land identified above, and that I am fully informed as to the boundaries, lines and corners of said tract. Based upon a careful and thorough investigation and inquiry I hereby certify that the Hazardous Materials Field Inspection

Checklist and the attachments are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

EXAMINER (Name and Signature)

OFFICIAL TITLE

1 MILE RADIUS

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Pr ic es

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Rd te Route

Smith Bridge Rd

D is y A cK itterick

T ft rt o n ta h illico th

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US

Highway

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Chapman

State St

V te ra n s r

G y ic k a s o n

W Main St

Beaver Pike

W s t

At he ns

O ld a id

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W South St

Orange St

Cross St

W Oak St rr is

E ain

E Broadway St

H ig h w a y

Jackson t e

Ro ut e 7 ta te R ou

Petrea

Ke ssi nger School Rd

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Geographic Society, i-cubed

0 0.4 0.80.2 Miles

Daniel & Girlie Starcher WRE

NEST ID 545E3426021ZB

Lick Twp., Jackson Co, Ohio

17.06 Ac.

Physical Features Map

Starcher WRE: 17.06 ac.

Location: 39.067666°, -82.629668° Date: 1/15/2026

Imagery Date: 4/20/1971

Nathan.Weber

Callout

Fills & junk piles on adjacent proprety

Nathan.Weber

Callout

Historic coal mine (not active)

Starcher WRE

Sources: Esri, TomTom, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community, Esri, NASA, NGA, USGS, FEMA

Sites

Brownfields Properties

RCRA Corrective Action

State Outlines

World_Hillshade

3/13/2026 0 0.45 0.90.23 mi

0 0.75 1.50.38 km

1:36,112

Detailed Facility Report

CITY OF JACKSON SITE NO 2

802 ST RT 788, JACKSON, OH 45640

FRS (Facility Registry Service) ID: 110000617805

EPA Region: 05

Latitude: 39.064284

Longitude: -82.617564

Locational Data Source: RE-POWERING

Industries: --

Indian Country: N

Enforcement and Compliance Summary Statute RCRA

Compliance Monitoring Activities (5 years) --

Date of Last Compliance Monitoring Activity 09/28/1994

Compliance Status No Violation Identified

Qtrs in Noncompliance (of 12) 0

Qtrs with Significant Violation 0

Informal Enforcement Actions (5 years) --

Formal Enforcement Actions (5 years) --

Penalties from Formal Enforcement Actions (5 years) --

EPA Cases (5 years) --

Penalties from EPA Cases (5 years) --

Regulatory Information Clean Air Act (CAA): No Information

Clean Water Act (CWA): No Information

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA): Inactive Other, (OHR000008490)

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA): No Information

Other Regulatory Reports Air Emissions Inventory (EIS): No Information

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (eGGRT): No Information

Toxic Releases (TRI): No Information

Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI): No Information

Go To Enforcement/Compliance Details Known Data Problems <https://epa.gov/resources/echo-data/known-data-problems>

Facility Summary

Facility/System Characteristics

3/13/26, 10:38 AM Detailed Facility Report | ECHO | US EPA https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110000617805 1/4 https://echo.epa.gov/resources/echo-data/known-data-problems https://www.epa.gov/

Facility/System Characteristics

FRS 110000617805 N 39.064284 -82.617564

RCRAInfo RCRA OHR000008490 Other Inactive ( ) N 39.064284 -82.617564

Facility Address

FRS 110000617805 CITY OF JACKSON SITE NO 2 802 ST RT 788, JACKSON, OH 45640 Jackson County

RCRAInfo RCRA OHR000008490 CITY OF JACKSON SITE NO 2 802 ST RT 788, JACKSON, OH 45640 Jackson County

Facility SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) Codes

No data records returned

Facility NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Codes

Facility Tribe Information

Compliance Monitoring History Last 5 Years

Entries in italics are not included in ECHO's Compliance Monitoring Activity counts because they are not compliance monitoring strategy <https://www.epa.gov/compliance/compliance-monitoring-programs> activities or because they are not counted as inspections within EPA’s Annual Results <https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-data-and-results>.

Compliance Summary Data

RCRA OHR000008490 No 03/07/2026 0 03/06/2026

Three-Year Compliance History by Quarter Statute

Program/Pollutant/Violation Type QTR 1 QTR 2 QTR 3 QTR 4 QTR 5 QTR 6 QTR 7 QTR 8 QTR 9 QTR 10 QTR 11

RCRA (Source ID: OHR000008490) 04/01-06/30/23 07/01-09/30/23 10/01-12/31/23 01/01-03/31/24 04/01-06/30/24 07/01-09/30/24 10/01-12/31/24 01/01-03/31/25 04/01-06/30/25 07/01-09/30/25 10/01-12/31/25

Facility-Level Status No Violation

Identified

Violation Agency

Informal Enforcement Actions Last 5 Years

Entries in italics are not counted as "informal enforcement actions" in EPA policies pertaining to enforcement response tools.

Formal Enforcement Actions Last 5 Years

Enforcement and Compliance

System Statute Identifier Universe Status Areas Permit Expiration Date Indian Country Latitude Longitude

System Statute Identifier Facility Name Facility Address Facility County

System Identifier SIC Code SIC Description System Identifier NAICS Code NAICS Description

Reservation Name Tribe Name EPA Tribal ID Distance to Tribe (miles)

Statute Source ID System Activity Type Compliance Monitoring Type Lead Agency Date Finding (if applicable)

Statute Source ID Current SNC (Significant Noncompliance)/HPV (High Priority Violation) Current As Of Qtrs with NC (Noncompliance) (of 12) Data Last Refreshed

Statute System Source ID Type of Action Lead Agency Date

Statute System Law/

Section Source

ID

Type of Action

Case No.

Lead Agency

Case Name

Issued/ Filed Date

Settlements/ Actions

Settlement/ Action Date

Federal Penalty Assessed

State/ Local Penalty Assessed

Penalty Amount Collected

SEP

Value

Comp Action Cost https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110000617805 2/4 https://www.epa.gov/compliance/compliance-monitoring-programs https://www.epa.gov/compliance/compliance-monitoring-programs https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-data-and-results https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-data-and-results

Environmental Conditions

Watersheds

Assessed Waters From Latest State Submission (ATTAINS)

Air Quality Nonattainment Areas

Pollutants

Toxics Release Inventory History of Reported Chemicals Released or Transferred in Pounds per Year at Site

Toxics Release Inventory Total Releases and Transfers in Pounds by Chemical and Year

Demographic Profile of Surrounding Area (1-Mile Radius) This section provides demographic information regarding the community surrounding the facility. ECHO compliance data alone are not sufficient to determine whether violations at a particular facility had negative impacts on public health or the environment. Statistics are based upon the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Summary and are accurate to the extent that the facility latitude and longitude listed below are correct. Census boundaries and demographic data for U.S.

Territories are based on the "2020 Island Areas Demographic Profiles" from the U.S. Census Bureau. EPA’s spatial processing methodology considers the overlap between the selected radii and ACS census block groups in determining the demographics surrounding the facility. For more detail about this methodology, see the DFR Data Dictionary <https://epa.gov/help/reports/dfr-data-dictionary#demographic>.

Total Persons 466

Population Density 148/sq.mi.

Housing Units in Area 240

Percent People of Color 7%

Households in Area 213

Households on Public Assistance 1

Persons With Low Income 120

Percent With Low Income 26%

Radius of Selected Area 1 mi.

Center Latitude 39.064284

Center Longitude -82.617564

Total Area 3.14 sq.mi.

Land Area 100%

Water Area 0%

Less than $15,000 25 (11.79%)

$15,000 - $25,000 22 (10.38%)

$25,000 - $50,000 50 (23.58%)

$50,000 - $75,000 31 (14.62%)

Children 5 years and younger 6 (1%)

Minors 17 years and younger 64 (14%)

Adults 18 years and older 403 (86%)

Seniors 65 years and older 128 (27%)

White 436 (94%)

African-American 1 (0%)

Hispanic-Origin 3 (1%)

Asian 8 (2%)

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 (0%)

American Indian 0 (0%)

Other/Multiracial 22 (5%)

Less than 9th Grade 10 (2.7%)

9th through 12th Grade 17 (4.58%)

High School Diploma 178 (47.98%)

Some College/2-year 63 (16.98%)

B.S./B.A. (Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts) or More 37 (9.97%)

Community

12-Digit WBD (Watershed Boundary Dataset) HUC (RAD (Reach Address

Database))

WBD (Watershed Boundary Dataset) Subwatershed Name (RAD (Reach Address

Database))

State Water Body Name (ICIS (Integrated Compliance

Information System))

Beach Closures Within Last Year

Beach Closures Within Last Two

Years

Pollutants Potentially Related to Impairment

Watershed with ESA (Endangered Species Act)-listed Aquatic

Species?

State Report Cycle Assessment Unit ID Assessment Unit Name Water Condition Cause Groups Impaired Drinking Water Use Ecological Use Fish Consumption Use Recreation Use Other Use

Pollutant Within Nonattainment Status Area? Nonattainment Status Applicable Standard(s) Within Maintenance Status Area? Maintenance Status Applicable Standard(s)

TRI Facility ID Year Air Emissions Surface Water Discharges Off-Site Transfers to POTWs (Publicly Owned Treatment Works) Underground Injections Disposal to Land Total On-Site Releases Total Off-Site Transfers

Chemical Name

General Statistics (ACS (American Community Survey))

Geography

Income Breakdown (ACS (American Community Survey)) - Households (%)

Age Breakdown (ACS (American Community Survey)) - Persons (%)

Race Breakdown (ACS (American Community Survey)) - Persons (%)

Education Level (Persons 25 & older) (ACS (American Community Survey)) - Persons (%) https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110000617805 3/4 https://echo.epa.gov/help/reports/dfr-data-dictionary#demographic

Greater than $75,000 84 (39.62%)

Income Breakdown (ACS (American Community Survey)) - Households (%) https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110000617805 4/4

Text1: ACEP-WRE

Text2: Girlie and Daniel Starcher

Text3: 355 Summit St, Jackson, OH

Text4: 17.06

Text5: 545E3426021ZB

Text6: Jackson

Text7: Ohio

Text8: Nathan Weber, Wetland Team Leader

Text9: 1/14/2026

Group1: Choice3

Group2: Choice2

Group3: Choice2

Group4: Choice3

Group5: Choice1

Group6: Choice3

Group7: Choice3

Group8: Choice3

Group9: Choice3

Group10: Choice3

Group11: Choice3

Group12: Choice3

Group13: Choice3

Group14: Choice1

Group15: Choice3

Group16: Choice3

Group17: Choice2

Group18: Choice2

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Check Box19: Off

Check Box20: Off

Check Box21: Yes

Check Box22: Off

Check Box23: Off

Check Box24: Yes

Check Box25: Off

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Check Box27: Off

Check Box28: Off

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Check Box35: Yes

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Text43: Railroad ROW along west property line; evidence of past rail use on offered area. Power line easement running north-south through center of offered area (60 ft. easement). Highway ROW to northeast.

Text44: Residential, light industrial, forest

Text45: No NPL sites identified within 1 mile of offered area; RCRA corrective action site identified approx. 0.5 miles to east (see map). Additional search will be completed as part of AAI.

Text46: Daniel Starcher owner 1/14/2026

Text47:

Text48: Kevin Lewis District Conservationist 1/14/2026

Text49:

Text50: Pasture, hay and timber production (1950-1990) on 100% of offered area.

Group51: Choice2

Group52: Choice2

Group53: Choice3 text54: January 14 text55: 26 text56: Wetland Team Leader text42a:

2026-03-13T10:40:51-0400

NATHAN WEBER

Hydric Rating by Map Unit—Jackson County, Ohio (Starcher WRE)

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Web Soil Survey National Cooperative Soil Survey

1/26/2026

358770 358850 358930 359010 359090 359170 359250

358770 358850 358930 359010 359090 359170 359250

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Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 17N WGS84 0 150 300 600 900

Feet 0 45 90 180 270

Meters Map Scale: 1:3,370 if printed on A portrait (8.5" x 11") sheet.

Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.

MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION

Area of Interest (AOI) Area of Interest (AOI)

Soils Soil Rating Polygons

Hydric (100%)

Hydric (66 to 99%)

Hydric (33 to 65%)

Hydric (1 to 32%)

Not Hydric (0%)

Not rated or not available

Soil Rating Lines

Soil Rating Points

Water Features Streams and Canals

Transportation Rails

Interstate Highways

US Routes

Major Roads

Local Roads

Background Aerial Photography

The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:15,800.

Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.

Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil line placement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale.

Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map measurements.

Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey URL:

Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)

Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate calculations of distance or area are required.

This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed below.

Soil Survey Area: Jackson County, Ohio Survey Area Data: Version 24, Aug 29, 2025

Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000 or larger.

Date(s) aerial images were photographed: May 21, 2023—Aug 19, 2023

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.

Hydric Rating by Map Unit—Jackson County, Ohio (Starcher WRE)

Hydric Rating by Map Unit

Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

ChD Clymer loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes

0 1.0 5.9%

Omu1C1 Omulga silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes

0 1.8 10.4%

Or Orrville silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded

5 1.0 5.7%

Pb Piopolis silt loam, frequently flooded

85 13.0 76.7%

RmE Rigley-Clymer association, steep

0 0.2 1.3%

Totals for Area of Interest 17.0 100.0%

Hydric Rating by Map Unit—Jackson County, Ohio Starcher WRE

Description

This rating indicates the percentage of map units that meets the criteria for hydric soils. Map units are composed of one or more map unit components or soil types, each of which is rated as hydric soil or not hydric. Map units that are made up dominantly of hydric soils may have small areas of minor nonhydric components in the higher positions on the landform, and map units that are made up dominantly of nonhydric soils may have small areas of minor hydric components in the lower positions on the landform. Each map unit is rated based on its respective components and the percentage of each component within the map unit.

The thematic map is color coded based on the composition of hydric components. The five color classes are separated as 100 percent hydric components, 66 to 99 percent hydric components, 33 to 65 percent hydric components, 1 to 32 percent hydric components, and less than one percent hydric components.

In Web Soil Survey, the Summary by Map Unit table that is displayed below the map pane contains a column named 'Rating'. In this column the percentage of each map unit that is classified as hydric is displayed.

Hydric soils are defined by the National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils (NTCHS) as soils that formed under conditions of saturation, flooding, or ponding long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions in the upper part (Federal Register, 1994). Under natural conditions, these soils are either saturated or inundated long enough during the growing season to support the growth and reproduction of hydrophytic vegetation.

The NTCHS definition identifies general soil properties that are associated with wetness. In order to determine whether a specific soil is a hydric soil or nonhydric soil, however, more specific information, such as information about the depth and duration of the water table, is needed. Thus, criteria that identify those estimated soil properties unique to hydric soils have been established (Federal Register, 2002). These criteria are used to identify map unit components that normally are associated with wetlands. The criteria used are selected estimated soil properties that are described in "Soil Taxonomy" (Soil Survey Staff, 1999) and "Keys to Soil Taxonomy" (Soil Survey Staff, 2006) and in the "Soil Survey Manual" (Soil Survey Division Staff, 1993).

If soils are wet enough for a long enough period of time to be considered hydric, they should exhibit certain properties that can be easily observed in the field.

These visible properties are indicators of hydric soils. The indicators used to make onsite determinations of hydric soils are specified in "Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States" (Hurt and Vasilas, 2006).

References:

Federal Register. July 13, 1994. Changes in hydric soils of the United States.

Federal Register. September 18, 2002. Hydric soils of the United States.

Hurt, G.W., and L.M. Vasilas, editors. Version 6.0, 2006. Field indicators of hydric soils in the United States.

Soil Survey Division Staff. 1993. Soil survey manual. Soil Conservation Service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 18.

Soil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. Natural Resources Conservation Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 436.

Soil Survey Staff. 2006. Keys to soil taxonomy. 10th edition. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Rating Options

Aggregation Method: Percent Present

Component Percent Cutoff: None Specified

Tie-break Rule: Lower