2011 Training Program - Segment 3 Soils and Stormwater

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2011 Training Program - Segment 3
Soils and Stormwater Runoff

Introduction

Segment 3 provided training on basic definitions, classification and taxonomy, and interpretations of soils. In addition, an advanced training lecture on the relationship between storm water management, infiltration, and soils was included. In the afternoon, participants observed soils in the field to understand the relationship between soil profiles, redoximorphic features, and landscape placement.

Background Materials

Clarification of Wetland Criteria - Disturbed Soils handout updated May 2015

Session Woods Soils Map

TCAC Soils Map

TCAC Historical Aerial Photographs - Note the change in land cover in the three year

Content Last Updated on March 17, 2020

Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection