LAND PROFILE, INC.
PHILIP SMALL
Soil Scientist
Education
B.S., Soil and Water Science,
Univ. of Calif., Davis, 1977
Member
National Society of
Consulting Soil Scientists
Soil Science Society of America
Highlighted Land
Application related
experience:
 8 years with AgriManagement,
Yakima, WA, as an agricultural
soil and irrigation consultant.
 Formed Land Profile, Inc. in 1993
to serve land application needs.
 27 years certified as both a
professional soil scientist and
professional soil classifier.
 31 years experience as a
soil scientist.
 Providing crop, soil and irrigation
support services to land treatment
projects since 1986, he has
worked on 48 sprayfield projects
and prescribed biosolids loading
rates for 41 treatment facilities.
 Crafted the “root zone exclusion”
adopted in state groundwater
quality standards (WAC 173-200).
 Introduced dipyridyl as a reliable
field indicator of anaerobic soil
and groundwater for sprayfields.
 V. V. Dokuchaev Award -
Consulting Soil Scientist of the
Year (National Society of
Consulting Soil Scientists - 2000)
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cell 509-844-2944
BioRecycling, North Ranch — Shelton, WA and
BioRecycling, Kalberg Farm — Chehalis, WA.
Since 1997, annual soil sampling and field observations
for two 100 acre forage crop based regional septage land
treatment facilities. Evaluate groundwater data and relate
to history of land use. Recommend irrigation practices to
protect surface water and groundwater quality.
City of College Place, WA. Consulting in support of
100 acre sprayfield and biosolids utilization project since
2004. Prepares annual irrigation and crop management
plan for irrigated poplars, small grains and forage crops.
City of Kettle Falls, WA. Consulting in support of
permit revisions for municipal wastewater sprayfield
operation using irrigated alfalfa/grass hay mix
City of Ritzville, WA. Consulting in support of 100 acre
sprayfield project since 1997. Evaluate groundwater data.
Prepare annual irrigation and crop management plan for
small grains, oil crops and forage crops.
Natural Selection Farms — Sunnyside, WA.
Since 1987, prescribe biosolids loading rates for irrigated
fruit, forage and field crops and for non-irrigated
rangeland and grain crops. Evaluate groundwater data
for indications of application impacts. Permitted area is
about 60,000 acres. The project serves fourteen separate
municipal treatment facilities.
Port of Mattawa, WA. Consulting in support of
establishing industrial wastewater sprayfield operation.
Town of Mansfield, WA. Consulting in support of
establishing municipal wastewater sprayfield operation
using irrigated alfalfa and wheat.
Tree Top — Selah, WA and Tree Top — Prosser,
WA. Since 1992, semi annual soil sampling and field
observations for two permitted irrigation facilities totaling
400 cropped acres. Evaluate groundwater data and relate
to application history. Recommend management practices
to protect ground water from nutrients and salts.
P. O. Box 2175 Spokane, WA 99210
psmall2010@landprofile.com