You will find it very difficult to use soil survey data to try and estimate 
liquefaction potential.  The CDMG methodology is listed in CDMG special 
publication 117 (Guidelines for evaluation and mitigating seismic hazards in 
California).  The main difficulty is that liquefaction potential is defined 
by/linked to blow counts from geotechnical borings and water level data.  It 
is very time consuming to gather that data from the local public works 
agencies.  You then have the major problem of analyzing that data in a 3-D 
format.  Historically, this was done either as a masters or doctorate (the 
only ones who could spend the time).  The process is further complicated by 
the privacy laws in Calif.  Because of copyright lawsuits, building plans can 
no longer be copied (in any form).  Most building officals have expanded that 
 ban to include soils reports (where the key data reside).  The only people 
who can copy that data now are from the government.

There are other problems.

You have the problem of a very scattered data set and how to interpolate 
between data points (even in Oakland CA, data points can be miles apart) .

there is also the question of the methodology.  The CDMG method works well 
regionally even with poor/limited data.  There is some question as to how 
well it works on a detailed/ local analysis.

If you have any other questions, I would be more than glad to try and answer 
them.

S. Figuers
Calif State Board of Mines and Geology
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