Stockpile Management
It is important that stockpiled soils are carefully managed to ensure good planting conditions.
Stockpiled soils are likely to have been subjected to a variety of disturbances and the resulting quality of the stockpile is often unknown.
Stockpiled soils typically display one or more of the following problems: contamination with subsoil or non-soil rubbish, structural degradation, compaction, anaerobism (oxygen depletion)/ poor aeration, adverse moisture content, excessive vegetation content.
To avoid potentially stressful planting conditions, these problems should be identified and addressed.
Our Service
CL Voelcker offer a complete service to assist in good stockpile management, providing an accurate assessment of stockpile quality and guidance to improve and/or maintain soil conditions to a suitable standard.
Our service will help to :
- Identify serious soil problems that could cause significant plant loss
- Increase the likelihood of successful plant establishment
- Suggest practical remedies for soil problems
- Maintain stockpile quality
- Provide guidance for re-spreading and preparation for planting
Service Description
There are three principle elements to this service:
| Stockpile Assessment | On-site examination and sampling of stockpile. Examination includes assessment of stockpile consistency, soil texture, stone content, soil colour, presence of fill materials and soil moisture content and ease of handling |
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| Laboratory Analysis | Laboratory analysis to assess relevant soil characteristics |
| Report Preparation | Fully interpretative report to include discussion of soil quality and full recommendations to maintain and/or improve soil conditions as appropriate to the proposed end use |
Full recommendations are given to maintain/improve soil quality as appropriate
