APPENDIX 9
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Soils
Local Road
Wind Farm Direct Study Limits
Town/County Boundary
Indirect Study Area
Vermont State Highway 100 ft. Contour 0
NRCS Hydric Soils
10 0
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0
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GMP/Kingdom Community Wind (KCW) Lowell, Vermont Summary of NRCS Soils ‐ KCW Wind Farm Project Prepared by VHB Pioneer February 2010
Map Unit Symbol
101D 112D 112E 12D 12E 16D
Description
Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony Hogback‐Rawsonville complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky Hogback‐Rawsonville complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky Dixfield sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony
NRCS
Erodibility
Hydric
K Factor
(Yes/No)
(Kf)
N
0.26
Medium
11
N
0.49
High
19
N
0.49
High
339
N
0.24
Medium
20
N
0.24
Medium
73
N
0.28
Medium
42
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Erodibility
1
Area within Direct Study Limits (acres)
247B
Colonel‐Cabot complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes
Y
0.26
Medium
0.51
247C
Colonel‐Cabot complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Y
0.26
Medium
2.2
26B
Adams loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes
N
0.17
Low
10
26C
Adams loamy fine sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes
N
0.17
Low
24
26E
Adams loamy fine sand, 25 to 60 percent slopes
N
0.17
Low
0.18
31B
Sheepscot gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
N
0.17
Low
0.05
59B
Cabot silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony
Y
0.32
Medium
5.8
N
0.28
Medium
7.1
N
0.46
High
0.20
N
0.26
Medium
0.05
Monadnock fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony Londonderry‐Stratton complex, 25 to 60 percent LoE slopes Lyman‐Tunbridge fine sandy loams, very rocky, 25 LyE to 60 percent slopes Note: NRCS soil information provided by VCGI (2008). 1 Erodibility K Factor (Kf) from Vermont Soil Data Sheets (2008). 93D
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Erodibility from Vermont Standards and Specifications For Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control (2006).
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RD
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5B
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14B Mill Br
59C
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14C
TH I H RIS IL L H RD
72A
8A
5C
247B
5C
18 TH
101C
12C
33A 12D
21A
88F
Kingdom Community Wind Lowell, Westfield, and Jay, Vermont Soils Map - Transmission Component 0.5
k
1
3
Miles
C
Sources: Town/County (2004), VHD Streams (2008), roads layer (2009), Soils (2008) provided by VCGI (2004); Substation Locations (2009), Investigation Area (2009), and Direct Study Limits by VHBP (2009).
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F
101
RD
Jay Tap Approximate Recon Area Wind Farm Direct Study Limits Town/County Boundary 100 ft. Contour 500 ft. Contour
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92B
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26C
93D
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5B
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MINK FARM RD
83A
26D
River
31B
26C
33A
31A
26B
26B
31A
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27A
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31B
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100
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GMP/Kingdom Community Wind (KCW) Lowell, Westfield, and Jay, Vermont Summary of NRCS Soils ‐ Transmission Component Prepared by VHB Pioneer February 2010
Map Unit Symbol
100C 101B 101C 101D 101E 112E 12C 12D 12E
Description
Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very stony Hogback‐Rawsonville complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky
NRCS Hydric (Yes/No)
Erodibility K Factor (Kf)
Erodibility
1
No
0.24
Medium
No
0.26
Medium
No
0.26
Medium
No
0.26
Medium
No
0.26
Medium
No
0.49
High
No
0.24
Medium
No
0.24
Medium
No
0.24
Medium
14A
Irasburg loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
14B
Irasburg loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
14C
Irasburg loamy fine sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
14D
Irasburg loamy fine sand, 15 to 25 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
15B
Dixfield sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
No
0.24
Medium
15C
Dixfield sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
No
0.24
Medium
No
0.28
Medium
No
0.28
Medium
No
0.28
Medium
No
0.28
Medium
16B 16C 16D 16E
Dixfield sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony Dixfield sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony Dixfield sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony Dixfield sandy loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very stony
21A
Nasmith loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Yes
0.24
Medium
247B
Colonel‐Cabot complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes
Yes
0.26
Medium
247C
Colonel‐Cabot complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Yes
0.26
Medium
26A
Adams loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
26B
Adams loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
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26C
Adams loamy fine sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
26D
Adams loamy fine sand, 15 to 25 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
26E
Adams loamy fine sand, 25 to 60 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
27A
Croghan loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
27B
Croghan loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes
No
0.17
Low
No
0.17
Low
No
0.17
Low
Yes
0.24
Medium
31A 31B 33A
Sheepscot gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes Sheepscot gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes Moosilauke very fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
38B
Colton‐Duxbury complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes
No
0.26
Medium
38C
Colton‐Duxbury complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes
No
0.26
Medium
38D
Colton‐Duxbury complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes
No
0.26
Medium
38E
Colton‐Duxbury complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes
No
0.26
Medium
47B
Cabot silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
Yes
0.32
Medium
47C
Cabot silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Yes
0.32
Medium
58C
Lamoine silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
No
0.32
Medium
59B
Cabot silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony
Yes
0.32
Medium
Yes
0.32
Medium
No
0.49
High
No
0.49
High
Yes
0.32
Medium
No
0.24
Medium
Yes
0.28
Medium
Yes
0.49
High
No
0.24
Medium
Yes
0.43
High
59C 5B 5C 72A 76A 79A 83A 88F 8A
Cabot silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes Charles silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded Podunk fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded Medomak mucky silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded Wonsqueak and Pondicherry mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes Lyman‐Rock outcrop complex, 60 to 90 percent slopes, very stony Roundabout silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Monadnock fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent No 0.28 slopes Monadnock fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent No 0.28 92D slopes Monadnock fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent No 0.28 93D slopes, very stony w ‐ W Water Note: NRCS soil information provided by VCGI (2008). 1 Erodibility K Factor (Kf) from Vermont Soil Data Sheets (2008). 2 Erodibility from Vermont Standards and Specifications For Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control (2006). 92B
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