Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.

37INTERPRETATIONSSoil Properties and Land UseSoils are perhaps the most basic resource to consider when planningland use activities .Proper use and management of soil resources isrequired to accommodate user activities and facilities at minimal cost, bothin terms of construction and maintenance and in terms of the amount ofimpairment to the environment .Soils vary in their type and severity oflimitations as sites for developments such as trails,camping areas,buildings, or septic tank filter fields . Some soils have severe limitationsfor one or more uses, while other soils may be well suited for anumber of uses . Knowledge of soil characteristics is basic to goodplanning and management .This section of the report provides predictions of soil performancebased on field observations and laboratory data as well as pastexperience and published information .These predictions are intended toserve as input into the planning process, not as recommendations for landuse, thereby providing tools for the use of planners .It must be realized that the interpretations are based on thecharacteristics of natural soils to a depth of 1 or 2 meters (3 to 6 feet)(although characteristics at greater depths can often be extrapolatedfrom available information) .Due to the variable nature of soils, smallinclusions of unmappable (due to scale) soil types may be present in anarea where a development is planned .Therefore, on site investigation bya person familiar with soils isrecommended prior to construction offacilities .The following are some of the basic soil properties that singly