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SW 8 QC Report

This Quality Control report establishes a consistent format for documenting soil survey progress reviews and field assists in Region 8. The format requires signatures to approve decisions and ensure concurrence between soil survey offices. In the past, reports varied greatly and did not always include proper approval. Comments on this new format should be sent to State Program Managers for disposition.

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SW 8 QC Report

This Quality Control report establishes a consistent format for documenting soil survey progress reviews and field assists in Region 8. The format requires signatures to approve decisions and ensure concurrence between soil survey offices. In the past, reports varied greatly and did not always include proper approval. Comments on this new format should be sent to State Program Managers for disposition.

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Quality Control Report

Purpose - To establish a Quality Control report format for MLRA Soil Survey Office
Leaders in Region 8.
Background - This outline establishes a consistent report format with required signatures
for all assists, progress reviews, and final field reviews. Historically, reports documenting
decisions range from nonexistent to lengthy and may not contain appropriate concurrence or
approval.
Contact - Comments and suggestions regarding this document should be sent to your State
Program Manager for further disposition. Questions may be directed to the Region 8
Leader at (602) 280-8837.

Natural Resources Conservation Service


U.S. Courthouse Federal Building
230 N. First Avenue, Suite 509
Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1733
(602) 280-8801

SUBJECT:

SOI Trip Report Progress Field Review


Anywhere Soil Survey Area, (SSAID)

DATE: Month, Day, Year

TO:

Region 8 Leader, NRCS, Phoenix, Arizona

FILE CODE:

430

PURPOSE:
To conduct a Progress Field Review or Soil Assist of Anywhere Soil Survey Area, State, (SSAID), month,
day, year.
PARTICIPANTS:
List all participants, titles, locations.
BACKGROUND AND STATUS:
Date last review or assist was held. Acres reported to date.
ACTIVITIES:
Briefly describe each days activities such as Tuesday and Wednesday were spent in the field reviewing
proposed map units. Thursday was spent in the office evaluating the legend and documenting decisions,
etc.
OBSERVATIONS AND DECISIONS:
Examples:
1. Nine new map units were approved.
2. The proposed Alpha, Beta and Gamma series will be submitted to the Region 8 Leader for review
and processing by (date).
3. The next scheduled PFR will be on (date).
COMMENDATIONS:
Briefly describe commendable activities, if any who, what, where, when.

Region 8 Leader
Page 2
CERTIFICATION:
The work to date meets standards of the National Cooperative Soil survey (NCSS) as contained in the
NRCS General Manual, Soil Survey Manual, National Soil Survey Handbook, Soil Survey Laboratory
Methods Manual, Soil Taxonomy, and Region 8 Operating Procedures.

(signature)
MLRA Soil Survey Office Leader
CONCURRENCE:
(signature)
State Soil Scientist
Attachments:
Changes to the Legend (see example)
Field Stops (see example)
Soil Map Legend (from NASIS)
Taxonomic Classification of the Soils (from NASIS)
cc: w/attachments
Participants (optional)
All MSSO Leaders in Region 8 (required)

Anywhere Soil Survey Area, State (SSAID)


Progress Field Review or Soil Assist
Month, Day, Year

Approved Changes to the Identification Legend


The following approved map units have naming changes FROM: 204 Alpha-Beta complex, X to X percent slopes
TO: 204 Alpha-Gamma complex, X to X percent slopes Briefly describe why the name was changed.
The following approved map units are combined COMBINE: 201 Alpha stony sand, X to X percent slopes WITH:
290 Alpha-Beta complex, X to X percent slopes Briefly describe why the map unit was changed.
The following map units are approved and added to the legend 465 Hi-Lo complex, X to XX percent slopes 650
Lo-Hi association, X to XX percent slopes.
Approved Changes to the Classification of the Soils
The following proposed series and/or other taxa have changes in classification
FROM: Series (P) (list old family classification)
TO: Series (P) (list new family classification)
Briefly describe why the classification was changed
The following series and/or other taxa are deleted from the approved legend
Series (list family classification)
Briefly describe why the soil was deleted
The following series and /or other taxa are approved and added to the ID Legend
Series (P) (list family classification)
Series (P) (list family classification)
Great Group (list great group classification)
Field Stops
Tuesday, Month, Day, Year
Participants: list names
Stop 1: Objective is to briefly describe the soil-landscape, components, decisions, technical issues, needs, follow-up,
approval, etc. Justify the need for new series and/or map unit and describe the relationship to adjoining series/map
units. Describe soil performance and why this new unit is needed. Document concurrence from other affected MSSO
Leaders for all new series. Include agreed competing differentia to be used in the OSD. Document the number of
transects, pedon descriptions, acre extent, and field sheet/quad number. Stop 2, Stop 3, etc.
Attach NASIS generated:
Soil Map legend
Classification of the Soils

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