Soil Services in Washington

Welcome to the Washington State soils pages. Listed below are two separate soils activities in Washington state. Please read the overview to determine which type of information you are seeking.

Soil Survey Program in Washington
The soil survey program in Washington state provides an orderly, on-the-ground, scientific inventory of the soil resource.  The field soil scientists provide maps showing the locations and extent of soils, data about physical and chemical properties of those soils.  Information derived from this data about limitations and use on each kind of soil in sufficient detail meets all reasonable needs for a variety of users of soil information.

Technical Soil Services in Washington
Technical Soil Services (TSS) are the application and presentation of soil survey information to all users of soil surveys and/or soil data.  The Technical Soil Services section helps users understand soils information and direction to web applications that provide electronic access to soils data in Washington state.

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