Happy World Soil Day 2016! Go to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations website for ways to contribute!    

This Summer 2016 project was completed to measure the percolation rate of water through a rock horizon. This percolation rate is measured using an Aardvark Constant Head Permeameter. This “wet test” is necessary when there is less than 18″ of soil between the pipe bottom dispersal area and a suspected impervious stratum. Hydraulic conductivity (KSAT) testing measures the amount of time it takes for the water column to drop one inch.  These calculations are a valuable variable in an engineer’s water mounding study. Water mounding calculations determine the suitability of the site for an onsite wastewater disposal system.    ...

This onsite consultation in Madison, Virginia included walking the Ag land to review the possibility of obtaining a sewage disposal system and water well construction permit. Research of the property was completed prior to the site meeting and included reviewing existing health department records, county records, and soils mapping.  In addition to these items a visit to the property was made to review the site characteristics and soils with an auger. A findings letter was provided to the purchaser to aid them in their decision for the real estate transfer.  ...

Rick Hadley has passed his Onsite Soils Evaluator Test through the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Rick is now licensed by the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals for his Conventional Onsite Soil Evaluator License. Feel free to contact Rick for your next soil evaluation, drainfield construction permit, well permit, certification letter, or...