Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data/DSoilModelProject.cs
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diff -u -r361 -r362
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data/DSoilModelProject.cs	(.../DSoilModelProject.cs)	(revision 361)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data/DSoilModelProject.cs	(.../DSoilModelProject.cs)	(revision 362)
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@
                 soil.DiameterD70Stochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.LogNormal;
                 soil.DiameterD70Stochast.Shift = 10;
                 soil.PermeabKxStochast.DistributionType = DistributionType.LogNormal;
-                soil.PermeabKxStochast.Shift = 10.0;
+                soil.PermeabKxStochast.Shift = 0;
             }
         }
 
Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data.Tests/DSoilModelProjectTest.cs
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diff -u -r296 -r362
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data.Tests/DSoilModelProjectTest.cs	(.../DSoilModelProjectTest.cs)	(revision 296)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data.Tests/DSoilModelProjectTest.cs	(.../DSoilModelProjectTest.cs)	(revision 362)
@@ -40,6 +40,34 @@
         }
 
         [Test]
+        public void TestDefaultsForAddedSoils()
+        {
+            
+            var project = new DSoilModelProject();
+            var soil = new Soil();
+
+            // the only two defaults that differ from default soil
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.Shift);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, soil.DiameterD70Stochast.Shift);
+
+            project.Soils.Soils.Add(soil);
+            DataEventPublisher.InvokeAndPublish(() =>
+            {
+                DataEventPublisher.DataListModified(project.Soils.Soils);    
+            });
+
+            // defaults listed in functional design document
+            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.LogNormal, soil.AbovePhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, soil.AbovePhreaticLevelStochast.Shift);
+            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.LogNormal, soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.DistributionType);
+            Assert.AreEqual(10.0, soil.BelowPhreaticLevelStochast.Shift);
+            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.LogNormal, soil.DiameterD70Stochast.DistributionType);
+            Assert.AreEqual(10.0, soil.DiameterD70Stochast.Shift);
+            Assert.AreEqual(DistributionType.LogNormal, soil.PermeabKxStochast.DistributionType);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, soil.PermeabKxStochast.Shift);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
         public void TestCaseSensitivityOfImportedSoilNames()
         {
             var project = new DSoilModelProject();