Appendix 13 Map 4
FRYE ISLAND SOILS
Reference: USDA, NRCS, Soil Survey Data for Growth Management,
Cumberland County, ME dated March 2000.
|
Map Symbol |
Soil Unit Name and Slope |
SepticPotential |
|
CK |
Coastal Beaches (Long Beach) |
NO |
|
HhB |
Hermon, very stony sandy loam, 3-8% slope |
permitted |
|
HhC |
Hermon, very stony sandy loam, 8-15% slope |
permitted |
|
HhD |
Hermon, very stony sandy loam, 15-30% slope |
permitted? |
|
HlB |
Hinckley, gravelly sandy loam, 3-8% slope |
permitted |
|
HkE |
Hermon, extremely stony sandy loam, 20-60% slope |
permitted? |
|
HrB |
Hollis, fine sandy loam, 3-8% slope |
maybe (rock) |
|
HrC |
Hollis, fine sandy loam, 8-15% slope |
maybe (rock) |
|
HsC |
Hollis, very rocky fine sandy loam, 8-20% slope |
maybe (rock) |
|
PbB |
Paxton, fine sandy loam, 3-8% slope |
permitted |
|
PfC |
Paxton, very stony fine sandy loam, 8-15% slope |
permitted |
|
RgA |
Ridgebury, very stony fine sandy loam, 0-3% slope |
NO (wet) |
|
So |
Scarboro, sandy loam, (No slope data.) |
NO (wet) |
|
Wa |
Walpole, fine sandy loam, (No slope data.) |
NO (wet) |
|
WmB |
Windsor, loamy sand, 0-8% slope |
permitted |
|
WrB |
Woodbridge, fine sandy loam, 0-8% slope |
maybe (wet) |
|
Wsb |
Woodbridge, very stony fine sandy loam, 0-8% slope |
maybe (wet) |
Map Legend: Yellow - Slope Issues. HhD 15-30%, HkE 20-60%
Maine Plumbing Code says: “If slopes exceed 20%, new subsurface disposal systems are not permitted.”
Red – “Not” septic suitable.
Green – “Maybe” septic suitable.