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The soil map is show
here. It was obtained from the
Kennebec Soil and Water Conservation District. What you�re seeing are locations of the various soil
types within the watershed.
Soils are classified by there physical description and
composition. However, the
limitations of the soils for various uses is also included in the description. Septic suitability is one of these
and soils are rated as suitable, moderately suitable, and unsuitable. Soils that are either too porous or
too clayey do not filter effluent and the septic system fails. Nutrients are not processed and end
up in the lake.
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