Soils and Agricultural Resources: desk report

The rule

Code computed the rating from the assessor's inputs:

present=unknown -> Unknown (abstain)

Set by the rule

Decision

Abstained (information request)

Evidence state

MISSING · no evidence in hand

The assessor's comments

Land cover is predominantly row crops (corn and soybeans), and parcels are zoned A-1 Agricultural. The overview cites approximately 1,050 acres of leased farmland, against a 1,356-acre project area. No soil classification, drainage tile, drain, easement or tax program information is shown; review of these would settle the row.

• Present: unknown

  Claims show row-crop land cover (C-f9e7a3aa8c), leased farmland (C-0ebae50e80) and A-1 Agricultural zoning (C-d8361ea2dc). Ordinary cropland and zoning are not by themselves a protected resource. No claim documents prime farmland or farmland of statewide importance, program enrollment, easements or drainage tile/legal drains. Tributaries draining western fields (C-d993df0dfd) are surface streams; whether any is a regulated drain is not shown. Upland soils on Parcel 7 (C-58cb5b6f6c) say nothing about farmland classification. No claim states these resources are absent, so presence is unknown. The critic's view that prime farmland and tile are likely in Indiana row-crop land is not evidenced here, so presence stays unknown.

  Cites C-f9e7a3aa8c, C-0ebae50e80, C-d8361ea2dc, C-d993df0dfd, C-58cb5b6f6c

• Extent: unknown

  Presence of a protected farmland designation, program or drainage infrastructure is not documented, so extent cannot be assessed (C-f9e7a3aa8c, C-0ebae50e80).

  Cites C-f9e7a3aa8c, C-0ebae50e80

• Avoidable: unknown

  No claim shows soil classification, easement, tax program or drainage records, so avoidability is not established. Conversion of undesignated cropland alone would be the project's purpose (C-f9e7a3aa8c).

  Cites C-f9e7a3aa8c

• Pathway: none

  Placeholder because presence is unknown.

  Cites no claim.

• Impact likely: no

  Placeholder because presence is unknown.

  Cites no claim.

Supporting statements (5)

Each claim the row cites: the statement in the assessor's words, then the quote the engine found on the page.

1. C-0ebae50e80

   The project covers approximately 1,050 acres of leased farmland.

   on approximately 1,050 acres of leased farmland

   Brook Hollow Project Overview 2023-03-15 · DR-0001 · Page 1 · 2023-03-15

   Source developer_document · Claim type project_fact · Polarity neutral · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

   Cited by EN-01 · Filed under EN-01, EN-03

   See it on page 1, claim C-0ebae50e80

2. C-58cb5b6f6c

   Parcel 7 has upland soils and row crops with no hydric indicators.

   Upland soils, row crops, no hydric indicators.

   Wetland and Stream Delineation Report May2023 · DR-0005 · Page 3 · 2023-05-22

   Source field_study · Claim type presence · Polarity neutral · Confidence medium · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

   Cited by EN-01 · Filed under EN-01, EN-03

   See it on page 3, claim C-58cb5b6f6c

3. C-d8361ea2dc

   The subject parcels are zoned A-1 Agricultural.

   The subject parcels are zoned A-1 Agricultural.

   Fixture County Zoning Verification Letter 2023-04-02 · DR-0007 · Page 1 · 2023-04-02

   Source agency_determination · Claim type regulatory · Polarity presence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

   Cited by PE-01 · Filed under EN-03, PE-01

   See it on page 1, claim C-d8361ea2dc

4. C-d993df0dfd

   Two intermittent tributaries to Sugar Run drain the western fields.

   Two intermittent tributaries to Sugar Run drain the western fields.

   Wetland and Stream Delineation Report May2023 · DR-0005 · Page 2 · 2023-05-22

   Source field_study · Claim type presence · Polarity presence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

   Cited by AQ-01 · Filed under AQ-01

   See it on page 2, claim C-d993df0dfd

5. C-f9e7a3aa8c

   Land cover is predominantly row crops (corn and soybeans).

   Land cover is predominantly row crops (corn and soybeans)

   Brook Hollow Project Overview 2023-03-15 · DR-0001 · Page 1 · 2023-03-15

   Source developer_document · Claim type presence · Polarity presence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

   Cited by EN-01 · Filed under EN-01, EN-03

   See it on page 1, claim C-f9e7a3aa8c

• Obtain NRCS farmland classification for all parcels; confirm whether any federal nexus exists (FPPA/AD-1006).
• Interview landowners on tile; request County Surveyor regulated drain records, including Sugar Run tributaries.
• Check title and tax records for ag easements or program enrollment.

Agencies