Soil Quality Management

Urban Land

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.
Go to the Publications page for a complete list of NRCS Soil Quality documents, including Technical Notes, Information Sheets, and Conservation Briefs.

Soil Quality - Urban Technical Notes

Note 1: Erosion and Sedimentation on Construction Sites (PDF, 45KB)
Note 2: Urban Soil Compaction  (PDF, 45KB)
Note 3: Heavy Metal Soil Contamination  (PDF, 50KB)

Construction Projects

This document explains key principles for protecting soil quality during construction projects and includes sample language for writing codes and specifications.

Protecting Urban Soil Quality (PDF, 500KB)

Web Resources

Urban Soil Issues -- The National Soil Survey Center's urban soils web page