SUMMARY 



PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT , to introduce study participants and the 

 public to the kinds of soils information that is available to them for the 

 Long Island Sound (LIS) region. 



HOW SIGNIFICA NT IS SOILS INFORMATION IN COMPREHENSIVE 

 PLANNING? 



It varies greatly with the use the cl9sely related study 



areas are water quality, ecological studies, water supply, erosion and 

 sedimentation, and land use many examples are given in this report. 



WHAT SOIL PATTERNS ARE FOUND IN THE REGION? 



Glaciated and glacially influenced terrain and soils predominate 



the mainland is comprised mostly of soils on glaciated uplands, of 



outwash terraces and of alluvial plains with complex patterns Long 



Island is comprised mostly of soils developed in morainic deposits and 

 of sand and gravel outwash which overlie thick coastal plain sediments. 



HOW CAN ONE OBTAIN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION? 



Visit the local USDA Soil Conservation Service field offices 



(see addresses. Table 2) for locations of interest, find "soil 



association" number on the general soil map then read descriptions 



and examine interpretive usage information and engineering properties 

 related to that number. 



WHAT ARE THE MAJOR SOIL USE LIMITATIONS? 



For each major soil, much information is systemically 

 recorded concerning significant capabilities and limitations for 



specified uses major soil problems on the mainlandare shallowness 



to bedrock, presence of slowly permeable fragipan (hardpan), 

 steepnnF? of slope, stoniness, droughtiness, and wetness --- major 

 soil probleHis on Long Island are droughtiness, irregxalar topography, 

 wetness, and in some places presence of slowly permeable fragipan. 



