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    percolating groundwater

    Maven May 21, 2020 0 30
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    Percolating groundwater is water in underground basins and groundwater that has escaped from streams.

    In California, percolating groundwater is not subject to a State Water Board permitting process but is subject to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (or SGMA),

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    Chris Austin, otherwise known as Maven, has been publishing Maven's Notebook since 2013 and has been aggregating California water news since 2007.
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