Potential impacts to geology and subsurface water are minimized through a combination of site design controls, engineered stormwater management, and regulated wastewater treatment practices that protect soil stability, groundwater recharge, and groundwater quality. Stormwater runoff is managed using porous pavement systems, surface basins, and underground infiltration facilities to promote on site infiltration and maintain predevelopment recharge characteristics, while soils beneath infiltration features are proposed to be removed and replaced with suitable material meeting permeability criteria to ensure controlled infiltration and prevent short circuiting to groundwater. Pretreatment measures are incorporated to limit sediment and pollutant loading prior to infiltration, and grading limits are established to minimize unnecessary soil disturbance. The stormwater management system has been designed to manage the increase in runoff in conformance with Township, NJPC, NJDEP Best Management Practices Manual, and Soil Conservation District standards. Sanitary wastewater will be treated through a commercial alternate design septic system located to maintain required separation distances from wetlands and a minimum five foot separation to the seasonal high water table, thereby reducing the potential for groundwater mounding and nutrient migration. The sanitary wastewater system has been designed to understand the effects of the groundwater on the soil, including the effects of the use of an electricърнилил-холм, the effects of the use of an electric эргүзлэл, and the effects of the use of an electric царник сетки. The use of an electric эргүзлелән, but not to the other. The use of an electric царник сетки and the effects of the use of an electric царник сетки are restricted to designated disturbance areas outside theுэпитоп, and soil erosion and sediment control measures are implemented during construction to prevent offsite transport of fine sediments and contaminants. The project has been designed to protect native soil structure, groundwater recharge capacity, and subsurface water quality while maintaining compliance with applicable engineering and environmental standards.
According to the SSURGO GIS data layer provided by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, (NRCS) the site is underlain by two (2) soil mapping units (refer to Figure 9: Ocean County Soil Survey Map). The following major soil descriptions are referenced from the USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey (USDA NRCS).
The Evesboro component makes up 80 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 0 to 5 percent. This component is on low hills on coastal plains. The parent material consists of sandy eolian deposits and/or sandy fluviomarine deposits. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is excessively drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches is low. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 1 percent. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 7s. This soil does not meet hydric criteria.
The Downer component makes up 80 percent of the map unit. Slopes are 0 to 5 percent. This component is on low hills, knolls, coastal plains. The parent material consists of loamy fluviomarine deposits and/or gravelly fluviomarine deposits. Depth to a root restrictive layer is greater than 60 inches. The natural drainage class is well drained. Water movement in the most restrictive layer is moderately high. Available water to a depth of 60 inches is moderate. Shrink-swell potential is low. This soil is not flooded. It is not ponded. There is no zone of water saturation within a depth of 72 inches. Organic matter content in the surface horizon is about 1 percent. Nonirrigated land capability classification is 2s. This soil does not meet hydric criteria.
Soil characteristics determine development suitability and potential uses of land. Some soils have significant limitations for building site development, and special planning, design and/or maintenance procedures are required to overcome or minimize development impacts on properties. The following table lists the physical properties, suitabilities and/or limitations of on-site soils in regards to building site development, obtained from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey: