NORTH County MELBOURNE DISCUSSED LAKE Washington SOUTH County DISCUSSED JOe Ramos 01 University of Florida SWS 5716 – Pedology Prof. Willie Harris Site 01 Site 02 Site 03 Site 04 Brevard County, Florida USA Short /Non-Audio

Florida, Brevard County. 72 MILES 20 MILES ATLANTIC OCEAN Gulf of MEXICO LAKE WASHINGTON SAINT JOHNS RIVER NORTH BOUNDARY SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian, Indian River County. SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian River. SITE 02 Melbourne SITE 04 South County SITE 01 North County SITE 03 Lake Washington Map Study.. 02 Orlando 8.5(28ft)meters - Elevation Delta Mile : 000 Mile : 305

03 72 MILES LAKE WASHINGTON SAINT JOHNS RIVER NORTH BOUNDARY SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian River. SITE 02 Melbourne SITE 04 South County INLET LOCKS ATLANTIC OCEAN Map Study.. Brevard County, Florida Mosquito County approx 15 ft elevation approx 10 ft elevation approx 25 ft elevation

Map Study.. 04 Saint Johns River Watershed Management, Florida Total Precipitation = 53 inch/48 years (Upper basin).

Map Study.. 05 Saint Johns River Watershed Management, Florida A B B 75 ft (bellow sea level) NW ft (bellow sea level) SE - county Floridian Aquifer Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 (6.7ft) in

SITE 02 (Melbourne), NRCS – Web Soils. 06 NRCS 07—Basinger Sand (Melbourne) per USAD soil report & NRCS Web Soil = Spodosol Map Unit Setting Setting Landform: Flats on marine terraces Parent material: Sandy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Drainage class: Poorly (human modified - moderate) drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very high (19.98 to in/hr) Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 (0 (wet season) – 60 (dry season) inches Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.8 inches) Discrepancy due to; Mapping Resolution or other factors ?

NRCS – WEB SOIL SURVEY 07 Melbourne Alfisol SITE 02 Horizon ^ A ^ AE ^ C&Btg ^ C Drainage to St. Johns River (< 1.5 mile) 1) Three retention ponds and culverts drain south to Lake Washington road 2) Ponding at SITE 02 during excessive precipitation conditions.

SITE 02 - Melbourne 14 SITE 02 – Melbourne 20 inch 30 inch 60 inch Depth Horizon (s) Ap A1 - Dark gray A2 - Black A1 - Dark gray AE C&Bts C (A) (B) (C) (D) 20 inch 30 inch 60 inch 80 inch Depth Horizon (s) ^ Ap ^ A1 - Dark gray ^ A2 – Black ^ A3 - Dark gray ^ AE ^ C&Btg (92 cm) ^ C ( ^ = Fill (Human Transported material(s)) (A) (B) (C) (D) 08 SITE 02 – Melbourne inch ( approx 100 – 160 cm) C&Btg redox features (Fe masses, reduced matrices) few white rock deposits (limestone ?).

inch 200 cm 24 SITE 02 - Melbourne 00 – – – – – – – 78 inch Column: Infiltration Rate (moderate) Lowland - Flatwoods Surface Horizon (Ochric) Hydraulic Conductivity (moderate) Marine deposits Subsurface Horizon (Argillic) Available H2O (moderate) Slope (0-2%) Order (Alfisol) Seasonal High Water (50 to 100 cm) Surface runoff (slow) Erosion Potential (low) Dwelling / Basement / Septic / Absorption fields (server) Roads & streets (moderate) ^ Ap (10YR 3/1 very dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly texture; very friable; roots (many-fine and thin; common – thick ). ^ A1 (10YK 4/1 dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; very friable; roots (common – thick and thin). ^ A2 (10YR 2/1 black) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; friable; roots (few-thin). ^ A3 (10YK 4/1 dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; friable. ^ AE (10YR 3/2 very dark grayish brown) Sandy clay loam; clear; gravelly; friable. ^ C&Btg (10YR 6/4 light yellowish brown) Sandy clay loam; clear; very gravelly; friable; roots (few – thick and thin); redoximorphic features (Fe masses, reduced matrices); few white rock deposits (limestone). ^ C (10YR 6/2 light brownish gray) Sandy clay loam; very gravelly; very friable. (END site 02)

10 Presently: Wetlands heavy-metals retention Area (SJWMD Construction Area) Historically: Citrus Agriculture. NRCS 17—EauGallie sand Map Unit Composition Eau-gallie and similar soils: 85 percent Description of Eaugallie Setting Landform: Flats on marine terraces Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine deposits Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 (200cm) inches Drainage class: Poorly drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.60 to 5.95 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 6 to 18 inches Available water capacity: Low (about 3.3 inches) SITE 04 (South County), NRCS – Web Soils.

NRCS – WEB SOIL SURVEY 11 SITE 04 South - County Spodosol 1 2 Horizon O A E Bh Drainage to Sebastian River Site visited in February (dry season), drainage canal water elevation at significant delta from SITE locations A and B (yellow dot). Shown drainage canal is primary drainage for southern Brevard county. Soil analyzed at pit 1 was utilized for this report. Soil pit 2 pit similar in horizon definition, except O horizon has been removed for construction by SJWMD.

. SITE 04 – South County 12 TEXTURE & COLOR DESIGNATION & Available Water Content 1)Horizon Ap1: SAND. 00 – 02 inch (10YR 4/2 Dark-grayish-brown) 2) Horizon Ap2: SAND. 02 – 06 inch (10YR 6/1 Gray) 3) Horizon E: SAND. 06 – 45 inch (10YR 7/2 Light-gray) AWC (Root 40 inch) = cm/cm Approx 02 inch depth Approx 05 inch depth Approx 28 inch depth Sample

SITE 04 – South County 13 TEXTURE & COLOR DESIGNATION & Available Water Content Root restriction layer 4) Horizon Bh1 : LOAM SAND. 40 – 45 inch (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray) Root restriction level. NOTE: hard Bh1 horizon, possibly due unnaturally dry conditions (W.H.) 5) Horizon Bh2: SANDY CLAY LOAM 45 – 60 inch (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray), 6) Horizon Bh3: SANDY CLAY LOAM 45 – 60 inch h. (10YR 4/3 Brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray), Approx 45 inch depth Approx 48 inch depth Approx 58 inch depth Sample

Sample Inches 1 00 – – – , inch 150 cm 16 Horizon Ap1 (10YR 4/2 Dark-grayish-brown) Sand; fine, granular structure; few fine and medium roots; non-plastic; moderate stickiness; smooth boundary. Ap2 (10YR 6/1 Gray) Sand; fine, granular structure; very few fine and medium roots; non-plastic; moderate stickiness; smooth boundary. E (10YR 7/2 Light-gray) Sand; fine, granular structure; non-plastic; slight stickiness; wavy boundary. Bh1 (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray) Loamy sand; moderate, platy structure; strongly cemented; slight plastic; moderate stickiness; irregular boundary; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations). Bh2 (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray) Sandy Clay Loam; moderate, platy structure; strongly cemented; slight plastic; moderate stickiness; irregular boundary; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations). Bh3 (10YR 4/3 Brown, 10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray), Sandy Clay Loam; moderate, subangular–blocky structure; moderate cemented; moderate plastic; moderate–very stickiness ; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations) SITE 04 – South County

Column: Infiltration Rate (high) Available H2O (very low) 5 cm h20/ cm soil (root restriction) Hydraulic Conductivity (moderate - high) Seasonal High Water (100 to < 150 cm) Ponding (none) Lowland (Flatwoods) Alluvium (Marine) deposit Slope 0-2% (nearly level) Surface runoff (very slow) Erosion Potential (very low) Depth to soft rock (>100) Depth to hard rock (>150) Dwelling & basement (slight) Septic tank absorption field (slight) Roads & streets (slight) Surface Horizon (Ochric) Subsurface Horizon (Spodic) Order (Spodosol) SITE 04 – South County 15 (END site 04, END Presentation)