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• Verifying Soil Quality and Depth — SECTION SIX matter are likely to be visible.Clay soil that been saturated and then dried may require jumping on the shovel step to STEP 5: Check mulch depth. • penetrate,but the soil should yield easily when moist. Soil that requires vigorous chipping with the shovel to Use a shovel to scrape away and reveal surface mulch penetrate probably does not meet the specification. thickness.A two inch layer of organic material(mulch) such as composted sawdust,wood chips,or ground bark Four Inch Depth of Scarified Subsoil.The next four-inch should be distinguished from the underlying soil on all depth of soil should be loose enough to penetrate with the planting beds. shovel.It may be rocky,and the loosened depth may vary • due to the pattern of scarifying equipment—but some sections of subsoil in a one foot square hole should be loose four inches deep into the subsoil(that is,to a total 12 FINAL STEP: Record results on "Field inch depth from the soil surface). Verification Form" or similar document (see sample form on next page). • STEP 4: Check soil depth in several spots. Use a simple"rod penetrometer"(illustration below)to What should be attached to the Soil confirm that the soil is uncompacted twelve inches deep at Management Plan? ten locations per acre—with a minimum of ten on smaller • Scale drawings showing layout of turf and planting sites.To locate test spots,imagine a line dividing the site beds,and identifying where soil treatments described (or each acre)in half lengthwise,then divide each half into in the SMP will be applied. five nearly equal sections.Conduct tests near the middle of each section. Additional test locations are encouraged. • Copies of compost and topsoil test results demonstrating that products contain adequate organic • The rod penetrometer should enter the soil twelve inches matter,and meet carbon to nitrogen ratio and stability deep,driven solely by the inspector's weight.Irregular standards. scarification or rocks in the lower layer may require • Where custom calculated amendment rates are used, probing a few spots at each location to reach the full depth. include laboratory analyses of the soil and organic matter sources plus calculations by a qualified professional showing that the organic matter requirement will be achieved. MULCH What If A Site Does Not Meet the Soil Management Plan Requirements? LOOSE SOIL ' • •• • • • • • • '410 • • If inspection indicates that an installation does not with visible dark • • fulfill the approved SMP,the permit holder or their • organic matter • t ; • '- agent should be notified of what steps are needed to qv • + • • comply.When results are unclear or disputed,an LOOSE OR I • independent consultant should conduct sampling for analytical testing of organic matter as described in the FRACTURED project specifications. • SUBSOIL Qualified consultants include: Certified Soil Scientists, Crop Advisors or Agronomists;or Licensed Landscape Architects,Civil Engineers or Geologists. A rod penetrometer is a 4 foot long,3/8 inch or 10 mm diameter stainless steel rod with a 90 degree bend 5 inches form the top to make a handle,and a 30 degree bevel cut 1/8 • inch or 3 mm into the side of the tip. I• 15