Solvay soils are somewhat poorly drained and are fine-loamy and occur in interdunes. Moderately well drained. Runoff is very low or low. Permeability is moderate. The lower part of the profile has very slow permeability.
Most areas are in native range.
Native vegetation is dominated by sand bluestem, indiangrass, and little bluestem. LRR H Great Plains Winter Wheat and Range, MLRA 79 Great Bend Sand Plains. The series is of small extent. Reno County, Kansas, 1999. Most of this soil was formerly mapped as Dillwyn.