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\. <br />1/~. <br />C <br /> <br />Exhibit F also includes the areas with the soil type. Chewacla loam.. _This_soil_is a poorly drained---- .--(~ <br />soil that under certain conditions may be habitats for wetland flora. However, the area of the ~ <br />property that contains this soil type was inspected and no wetlands were identified. <br /> l <br />A feature was identified by the Orange County Erosion Control Division staff in the process of ~, <br />completing the Surface Water Identification for the property, which may or may not meet the ~ <br />criteria of a wetland. This feature is not located in an area of disturbance for the project and would ~. <br />not be expected to be impacted by project operations. Additional information is provided. in the <br />Surface Water, Identification Report (see Appendix A). <br />3.5 Prime or Uniaue Agricultural Lands ~ <br /> <br />The site is wooded and is not currently being used for agriculture. The areas adjacent to the site C, <br />~; <br />are also heavily wooded or used for commercial purposes. ~ <br />According to information from the National Resources Conservation Service, the three soil types <br />found at this site would not be considered prime or unique agricultural lands. As shown in Table ~ <br />1, the site's primary soil type, Lignum Silt Loam (Lg), has a land capability classification of " 2w" ~ <br />indicating that this area may experience excess water for agricultural purposes during the. growing <br />season that would cause crop damage or that the site may experience excess water during. winter ~ <br />months that would adversely affect deep-rooted perennial crops. Herndon Silt Loam (HrB) has a ~ <br />classification of " 2e" indicating the soil is slightly eroded and would require some management or l <br />soil conservation practices. The Chewacla Loam (Ch) is classified as "4w," which means it has (, <br />frequent or continuous amounts of excess water during the growing season causing some moderate <br />crop .damage... ~ <br /> <br />Therefore, it is determined that there are not prime or unique agricultural soils at the site or in the (. <br /> <br />immediate surrounding area of the site. ~ <br /> <br /> <br /> /,. (. <br />0`'~a` ~ e.on <br />~A ... <br />( <br />V a^ .. <br />Environmental Assessment <br />* r <br />\ <br />~e ~..o~~' <br />6 Site 056 <br /> <br />