Recommend amending 12VAC5-613-40  as follows:

G. [ In accordance with standard engineering practice, each Each] application
under § 32.1-163.6 of the Code of Virginia shall include a site [and soil]
characterization report [prepared by an individual licensed as an Alternative Onsite Soil Evaluator or other licensed soil professional] using the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, Version 2.0, National Soil Survey Center, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,September 2002. The report may contain such information that the designer [evaluator] deems appropriate; however, it must describe the following minimum attributes of the site of the proposed soil treatment area:

Thank you for your consideration.