SCDOT Seeding Specifications - Municipal Association of South ...

1 soil sample per 1-acre of surface area of representative soil type.
◦ 1 sample consists of mixing 10 sub-samples taken uniformly over 1 acre.
◦ Representative soil types include predominate soils, cut slopes, fill
material, and areas of exposed subsoil.
◦ RCE determines location of distinguishable representative soil types.
◦ Take Soil samples from stockpiles or borrow pits where material will be
top 6 inches of seedbed.
Submit a separate soil sample from each representative soil type to a
SCDOT certified soil testing laboratory.
SCASM 2009