Final Environmental Impact Statement
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Final Environmental Impact Statement
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Vestal <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> Chapter 3<br />
result in a more open recreation forested setting under the No Action alternative and vice<br />
versa for the action alternative.<br />
Soils and Hydrology<br />
This section discusses the affected environment and environmental consequences of the<br />
No Action and proposed action alternatives for soils and hydrologic resources. It<br />
summarizes the Vestal Soil and Watershed specialist report, located in the project file.<br />
Field Surveys<br />
The field survey for the Vestal project was completed over several years, beginning in<br />
2007. The goal of the fieldwork is to classify streams, identify watershed problem areas<br />
and asses the condition of the soils. Stream classification consists of identifying whether<br />
a stream is perennial, intermittent or ephemeral. Watershed problems need to be<br />
identified so the appropriate correction measures are prescribed. The soil information is<br />
needed to assess the condition of the soils from past activities and is needed for the<br />
cumulative effects analysis. Most of the blue line streams, as display on seven and half<br />
minute United States Geologic Survey (USGS) Quads were visited in the field. Areas<br />
visited for the soils assessment were distributed throughout the project area and across<br />
different soil map units. The results of the field work identified stream type, watershed<br />
problem areas and soils condition.<br />
Affected Environment - Soils<br />
There are 22 different soil map units within the Vestal project area. Eight (8) of the soil<br />
map units comprise less than 1% of the project area combined; BrB, HgB, HgD, HoD,<br />
MhA, Pt, VpC and W. These eight are not discussed further. Five soil map units, BtE,<br />
BuE, BvC, RkG and RlG, comprise 85% of the project area and the other nine soil map<br />
units occupy approximately 15%. Soil map units within the project area are listed in<br />
Table 49.<br />
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Table 49. Soils in the Vestal Project Area (USDA NRCS 2011)<br />
Map Unit<br />
Symbol<br />
Map Unit Name<br />
Percent of<br />
Project<br />
BsB Bullflat-Cordeston silt loams, 2 to 9 percent slopes 1%<br />
BtE Buska-Mocmont-Rock Outcrop, 10-40 percent slope 19%<br />
BuE Buska-Rock Outcrop, 10-40 percent slope 31%<br />
BvC Buska-Virkula, 2-15 percent slope 21%<br />
CvB Cordeston, 2-10 percent slope 1%<br />
CwB Cordeston-Marshbrook, 0-6 percent slope 2%<br />
HeE Heely, 9-30 percent slope 1%<br />
HfC Heely-Cordeston, 6-15 percent slope 1%<br />
MsC Mocmont, 2-12 percent slope 1%<br />
MtE Mocmont-Rock Outcrop, 10-40 percent slope 3%<br />
PaE Pactola-Virkula-Rock Outcrop, 10-40 percent slope 3%