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Soil is fragile. The national average Fragile Soil Index value is 0.272 on a 0-to-1 scale, indicating a level of soil fragility that can have significant consequences. This number represents a measure of how easily soil can be damaged by hu

13.3% of rated SSURGO map units carry a Fragile or higher FSI rating. This translates to 28,122 map units across the United States. The number is striking. It indicates a significant portion of the country's soil is at risk of fragility, wh

A Phase I environmental site assessment costs thousands of dollars. Nothing, in contrast, is the cost of a SSURGO query, which runs in seconds.