<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:27:12:04 Soil borings -- Soil properties.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:27:12:04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:27:12:04 Soil borings -- Soil properties."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:27:12:04.&nbsp;&nbsp;Soil borings -- Soil properties.</b> The applicant shall locate soil borings to best represent geologic conditions at the site. Borings shall extend to depths sufficient to determine site conditions. The applicant shall base the number of soil borings necessary and the depths to which they extend upon the geologic complexity of the site. The applicant shall backfill or plug abandoned borings using methods specified in chapter 74:02:04.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The applicant shall determine soil properties by field testing or laboratory testing, or by both methods. Methods shall be used to determine the soil classification, permeability, and particle size distribution, and to evaluate other characteristics that may be necessary to define soil properties as required by subdivision 74:27:12:03(11).</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 17 SDR 8, effective July 26, 1990; 19 SDR 186, effective June 10, 1993.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-6-1.6">34A-6-1.6.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-6-1.6">34A-6-1.6.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>