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Soil Survey Manual - Table 6-2

Values of applicable interpretive properties for septic tank suitability for Sharpsburg silty clay loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes; Soil Survey of Lancaster County, Nebraska (Brown et al. 1980)

Property Limitation Class Values
Slight Moderate Severe
Flooding X     None
Bedrock Depth X     > 1.8 m
Free Water Occurence X     > 1.8 m
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity        
     Minimum 0.6 to 1.5 m     X 1 - 4 μm/s
     Maximum 0.6 to 1 m X     1 - 4 μm/s
Slope   X   5 - 9
Fragments > 75 mm X     trace