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USGS scientist evaluating rock samples from Cuyama Valley

By California Water Science Center
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Randy Hanson evaluates rock samples from Cuyama Valley. Studying area geologic formations and history informs scientists about how water may flow through an aquifer, and how water quality might be affected by rocks and sediments in the groundwater system.

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