Eric - Would you mind reviewing the soil results and providing your recommendations? The dozer guy wanted to know what he was taking prior to hauling any topsoil away. He has been very pleased and will be taking more very soon. The more topsoil he takes the more water we catch! Should we have the water tested now as a comparison?
Sorry this is late as I missed the request.
The test result is for soil (growing plants) not water. They are related but stated differently. The water mostly replicates the surrounding soil but nutrients in water are processed differently. Water will dissolve most elements (not all) so you have a big slurry. Soil nutrients are not all available to land plants as they cant dissolve and move around the same.
I am not a land plant soil expert by any stretch. It looks like the soil is good for Ca and other items but a little low on N and P. Most waters are low on P as is reflected in most pond fertilizers which are high P (0-45-0 , 8-42-6 ). The soil is designated moderately alkaline (base - like a high alkalinity #) that is why they have suggested some S to offset the base soil.
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